About LVEDC

Lehigh Valley Economic Development Corporation markets the economic and quality of life assets of the Lehigh Valley and creates partnerships to support the recruitment, growth and retention of employers and the creation of jobs for people of all skill and education levels.

The nonprofit was created in 1995 as the region, like the rest of America, was facing shifting economic times. The future required moving away from reliance on a few titans of industry, such as Bethlehem Steel, and attracting a diversity of employers of all sizes. Pioneering business executives laid the groundwork, with the support of county and municipal elected officials, for an economic comeback. The strategy was grounded in the understanding that the Lehigh Valley had to be marketed as one community rather than two counties or 62 municipalities.

LVEDC was charged to develop that regional strategy and foster private-public partnerships that would rebuild, revitalize, and reposition the Lehigh Valley to compete in the rapidly changing global economy and build opportunity for the people living here. Thirty years later, Lehigh Valley is thriving. New companies are moving here, and existing ones are growing. More people are moving here, particularly young people, providing the talent that employers need. Lehigh Valley is held up as a model, in Pennsylvania and beyond, of how collaboration and well developed strategy achieve success. Lehigh Valley is a Top 15% manufacturing market, with record highs in employment and household income. It consistently ranks among the top mid-sized metros for economic development in the nation.

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