LVEDC Resources

About 150 companies and organizations supported LVEDC’s strategies to market the Lehigh Valley’s economic assets and promote the region to attract and retain employers and the talent they need to be successful. Our partners contributed almost $890,000 in sponsorship and investment to support LVEDC in 2023. We are grateful to all LVEDC investors for their confidence and partnership in the region’s economic development coalition.

Governor Shapiro's Ten-Year Strategic Plan for Economic Development in Pennsylvania 2024-2033

“Lehigh Valley's Technology Sector: Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow” was held Wednesday, November 8, at Iacocca Hall on Lehigh University's Mountaintop Campus in Bethlehem. The program celebrated the storied past and bright future of the Lehigh Valley's technology sector and featured industry-leading speakers, including Jen Gilburg, Deputy Secretary of Technology and Entrepreneurship, Pennsylvania Department of Community & Economic Development and Jill Bennett, Vice President, Xeon® & Networking Engineering Director, Network & Edge groups, Intel® and a prominent powerhouse panel, including Ed Pullin of Intel®, Doug Dopp of Broadcom, Mike Burns of iDEAL Semiconductor, and Wayne Barz of Ben Franklin Technology Partners of Northeastern Pennsylvania.

With over 50 million consumers within 200 miles, Lehigh Valley, Pennsylvania is a top manufacturing market in the U.S. Hard work, determination, and the know-how are all abundant resources here.

Lehigh Valley, Pennsylvania is where science, tech, and heart intersect, where a market of 50 million people is always at your doorstep, where you're always in Good Company. The future of Life Sciences is made possible in Lehigh Valley, Pa.

An overview of activity in the Lehigh Valley commercial real estate market for the third quarter of 2023.

The Lehigh Valley Hot Careers Guide was developed as part of that collaboration. It covers major job sectors in the Lehigh Valley, providing clear, visual representation of career opportunities and a basis for meaningful career exploration by students, their families, and their teachers.

An overview of activity in the Lehigh Valley commercial real estate market for the second quarter of 2023.

The Lehigh Valley Internship Resources Guide includes information about internship programs, how to create and evaluate a program, current trends in internship programs, and a directory of the region’s colleges, universities, and career and technical schools.

This issue of LVEDC's quarterly Commercial Real Estate Report features the continued growth in industrial development, particularly among international companies. Recent federal policies have encouraged international companies to gain or expand their foothold in the U.S., and Lehigh Valley, Pa., is a targeted market for those that want an East Coast presence with access to about one-third of U.S. consumers within a day's drive.