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2021
Investment
Opportunities
www.lehighvalley.org
2021 Investment Opportunities - www.lehighvalley.org
2020 Investors                                        Lesavoy Butz & Seitz           Good Shepherd                   Moravian College
                                                      Freshpet                       Rehabilitation Network
The investment of these companies and                                                                                New Tripoli Bank
organizations in 2020 helped LVEDC market the         AblePay Health                 Gross McGinley
Lehigh Valley’s economic assets and promote           Allied Personnel Services      Hospital Central Services       Northampton
the region as a destination that is attracting new                                                                   Community College
                                                      Alvin H. Butz, Inc.            Iota Communications
business and talent. Despite the many challenges,
                                                      BSI Corporate Benefits                                         Penn State University
partners contributed more than $700,000 in                                           Jaindl Land Development
                                                                                                                     Lehigh Valley
sponsorships and investment to keep LVEDC             DeSales University
                                                                                     JM Uliana & Associates
going strong. We welcomed five new investors          Embassy Bank for the                                           Provident Bank
and received increased investment from 15                                            Lee & Associates of
                                                      Lehigh Valley
partners. We are grateful to all our investors for                                   Eastern PA                      QNB Bank
                                                      Feinberg Real Estate
contributing to this coalition for regional growth.   Advisors                       Lehigh Carbon
                                                                                     Community College               Univest Bank
                                                      First Commonwealth
               Lehigh            Northampton
                                                      Federal Credit Union           MKSD architects                 VfD Technologies
               County            County

                                                      Mericle Commercial
                                                                                     Hanover Township -              NAI Summit
                                                      Real Estate Services
                                                                                     Lehigh County
                                                                                                                     North Star Construction
                                                      Life Sciences Pennsylvania
                                                                                     Hotel Bethlehem                 Management
                                                      Baker Tilly
                                                                                     Ironton Telephone Company       O’Brien’s Moving & Storage
                                                      Klunk & Millan Advertising
                                                                                     Just Born                       Ott Consulting
                                                      Albarell Electric
                                                                                     Kelly Automotive Group          RETTEW
                                                      BerkOne
                                                                                     King, Spry, Herman,             RLB Accountants
                                                      Bohler Engineering             Freund & Faul
                                                                                                                     SAGE Design-Build
                                                      Broughal & DeVito              Kitchen Magic
                                                                                                                     Stevens & Lee
                                                      Buckno Lisicky & Company       Lehigh Career &
                                                                                                                     SVN | Imperial Realty
                                                      Compass Point Consulting       Technical Institute
                                                                                                                     Terraform Engineering
                                                      D’Huy Engineering              Lehigh Valley Industrial Park
                                                                                                                     Ultra-Poly Corporation
                                                      EarthRes                       Lehigh Valley Rail
                                                                                     Management                      Wind Gap Electric
                                                      Easton Area Industrial Land
                                                                                     Manufacturers Resource          Worthington Energy
                                                      Development Corporation
                                                                                     Center                          Innovations
                                                      Express Employment
                                                                                     Martin Guitar                   Berger-Epstein Associates
                                                      Professionals of Northampton
                                                      County                         Michael Baker International     Gelcor Realty
                                                      Fedetz & Martin                Moonstone Environmental         Reimer Real Estate
                                                      Associates PC                                                  Wacker Polymers
                                                                                     Nacci Printing
Invest in the Partnership Fueling the Lehigh Valley’s Economic Growth
                               LVEDC was founded during a time of economic disruption                                     Our regional economy has surpassed $43 billion in output.
                               and uncertainty in the 1990s. Leaders from our public and                                  We ranked as a top five region in the Northeast for economic
                               private sectors recognized the need to work together and                                   development projects, more than holding our own against
                               reshape the regional economy.                                                              much larger areas. And, for the second year in row, LVEDC
                                                                                                                          was selected as one of the 20 best economic development
                               The Lehigh Valley has seen its share of ups and downs in                                   organizations in the United States. We are the smallest
                               the last quarter century. Before 2020, we experienced a                                    region to crack the top 20.
                               period of record economic growth and diversification, as
                               well as growing collaboration by employers and educators                                   Now, more than ever, support from our investors is essential.
Don Cunningham                 to address talent-supply issues.                                                           That support will enable LVEDC to launch new and evolving
President & CEO                                                                                                           strategies that attract and retain both employers and
                               The secret to our success today, as it’s been since the 1990s,                             talent. It will enhance the partnerships that have propelled
                               is in the partnerships that have been forged in the Lehigh                                 the Lehigh Valley to a place of national recognition. And,
                               Valley. Our success in working together as a region enables                                most importantly, it will hasten recovery built on the sturdy
                               LVEDC to go beyond traditional marketing approaches                                        economic foundation that the Lehigh Valley has worked so
                               that economic development organizations use. The Lehigh                                    hard to establish. Please join us in this coalition for 2021 and
                               Valley implements regional strategies, pools resources,                                    for the future.
                               shares services, and leverages spending to score big wins
                               in economic development thanks to the commitment of our
                               investors.

Investment Tiers                                                                              Each tier includes the benefits of the lower tiers, plus the benefits listed in each category.

Platinum...............................$20,000       Silver...................................... $5,000   Executive.................................$2,500   Ambassador........................... $1,000
• Logo on every issue of weekly                      • Logo on investor page of LVEDC                      • Recognition of investment on                     • Listing on LVEDC website
   newsletter                                           website linked to your website                       LVEDC Twitter account                            • Listing in LVEDC investor
• Opportunity to participate in                      • Logo in LVEDC investor                              • Subscription to exclusive                          appreciation ads
   strategic planning for regional                      appreciation ads                                     quarterly Investors’ Edge report                 • Subscription to weekly online
   economic development                              • Recognition of investment on                        • Vote in LVEDC Board of Directors                   newsletter
                                                        LVEDC LinkedIn and Facebook                          election                                         • Invitation to Annual Meeting
Gold...................................... $10,000      accounts                                           • Eligible to serve on LVEDC Board
• Logo on home page of LVEDC                                                                                 of Directors
  website linked to your website                                                                           • Eligible to chair an LVEDC council

                        Join the Lehigh Valley’s regional coalition of more than 125 companies and organizations by investing in LVEDC.
                        Contact Jaime Marie Whalen, Executive Vice President and Chief of Staff, at 610-266-6775, or jwhalen@lehighvalley.org.

LVEDC is a 501(c)3 organization. Investment contributions are tax-deductible.
Cover Photograph by Dave Meyers.
                                                                                                                                          LVEDC Investment Opportunities Report designed by Michelle Chrin.
                                                                                                                                          ©2021 Lehigh Valley Economic Development Corporation. All Rights Reserved. 03.2021.
                                                                                                                                          LVEDC is an accredited economic development organization according to the IEDC.
Lehigh Valley, Pennsylvania

Our Mission
The mission of the Lehigh Valley Economic Development Corporation is to market the economic
assets of the Lehigh Valley and to create partnerships to lead the recruitment, growth, and
retention of employers.

Our Vision
Our vision is of a diverse Lehigh Valley economy that provides economic growth and opportunity
for people of all skills and education and strengthens all our cities, boroughs, and townships.

Our Priorities
• Market the economic assets of the Lehigh Valley
• Recruit companies in targeted economic sectors
• Support the growth and retention of new and existing employers
• Promote and coordinate a skilled and prepared workforce
• Provide intelligence and data on the Lehigh Valley economy
• Expand public and private LVEDC investment and build partnerships for economic growth

                                                                                                  2158 Avenue C, Suite 200 Bethlehem, PA 18017
                                                                                                    Phone: 610-266-6775 • Fax: 610-266-7623
                                                                                                                         www.lehighvalley.org
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