Listing the top priorities for redevelopment is a process designed to attract economic development funding to Lehigh Valley – and it’s accomplished with an “all hands on deck” approach. Regional groups and governments cobble together those priority projects they can support with a single Lehigh Valley voice.LVEDC assists this process by listening to the wants and needs – and then compiling them in an attractive format for public consumption.
The hot-off-the-presses second edition of Lehigh Valley Redevelopment Priorities is available here at LVEDC headquarters. It came together after economic development directors of Allentown, Bethlehem and Easton met with LVEDC and Pennsylvania’s Lehigh Valley delegation of legislators to identify a short list of top-flight projects.
“Meeting every quarter allows Lehigh Valley communities to regularly update the project list over the course of the year,” said Don Cunningham, LVEDC president and CEO. “I think that allows us greater versatility to meet the changing needs of those areas.”
Here is the list of the projects for the Second Quarter of 2014.
Project Location
Adelaide Mill Redevelopment Allentown
Allentown Metal Works Allentown
Incinerator Site Allentown
City Revitalization and Improvement Zone Bethlehem
CRIZ Highlights: Bethworks Bethlehem
Simon Silk Mill Redevelopment Project Easton
Black Diamond Mill Redevelopment Easton
Easton City Hall & Business Center Easton
F.L. Smidth Lehigh County
Lehigh Valley Dairy Lehigh County
Green Knights Industrial Park II Northampton County
FedEx Ground Proposed Transportation Hub Northampton County
The proposals showcase the Lehigh Valley’s great economic potential and present the proposals in the best possible manner. This united effort has paid handsome dividends as several dozen projects have been fully funded.
For more information or to get a copy of the priorities publication, please contact Mike Keller at (610) 266-2217 or mkeller@lehighvalley.org