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Wednesday, December 19, 2012

Lehigh County Ranked a Top Community for Investment

An economic consulting group has ranked Lehigh County number seven on a top 10 list of communities recommended for investment.

Lehigh County is ranked seventh in a top ten list of communities recommended for investment by a Pittsburgh economic consulting group, according to a WFMZ report. The Fourth Economy Community Index examines both statistical and qualitative factors at the county level in five areas: Investment, Talent, Sustainability, Place, and Diversity. The consultants say these five areas serve as a foundation for future economic success. "We are honored to see Lehigh County recognized by Fourth Economy as one of the leading economic growth counties in the United States, said Lehigh Valley Economic Development Corp. President and CEO Don Cunningham in a statement. "It is always good to see national entities discover what we know is happening here in the…

Monday, August 27, 2012

7 Fastest Growing Businesses in Lehigh Valley

The Lehigh Valley has seven companies named to Inc. magazine's list of the country's fastest-growing businesses.

The Lehigh Valley has seven companies on Inc. magazine's 2012 list of fastest-growing businesses in the country: COPLAY Replacemycontacts.com (ranked 89): Sells contact lenses, at a discount, directly to consumers. ALLENTOWN Trifecta Technologies (ranked 2,103): Develops Web-based business solutions using cloud, e-commerce, portal and mobile technology. Serves large and mid-market brands throughout North America. Its offerings target customers, suppliers and partners, and include Salesforce integration and IBM WebSphere eCommerce, as well as custom-designed applications for the Web and mobile devices. Lehigh Gas (ranked 3,181): Distributes motor fuels (gasoline and diesel fuel) and owns and leases real estate used in the retail …

Bruce Wlazelek

10:20 pm on Monday, August 27, 2012

It seems that the most sucessful companies are not those who received government incentives. Perhaps it is time to review policy on recruiting businesses for Pennsylvania. Did we ever get the money back when DHL failed?   more ›

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