Allentown, Pennsylvania

Allentown Economic Development Corporation is a nonprofit specializing in property rehabilitation, business incubation, and strengthening urban manufacturing in the City of Allentown.

LVEDC 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 to develop a regional strategy and foster private-public partnerships that would rebuild, revitalize, and reposition the Lehigh Valley to compete in the global economy and build opportunity for the people living here.

Lehigh Valley Industrial Park is a non-profit economic development corporation that builds world-class business centers with shovel-ready land and utilities for manufacturing, technology, industrial, warehousing, office and commercial uses; its parks host about 500 companies and 24,000 employees in the Lehigh Valley.

RIDC is a private nonprofit with an economic development mission that combines a community service orientation with the entrepreneurial approach and expertise of a private sector business. RIDC partners with community leaders on development projects designed to spark transformational change.

The BEDC is dedicated to fostering sustainable economic growth through initiatives that support a strong business environment and enhance the quality of life for residents. It provides resources, guidance and advocacy, and promotes equitable opportunities, strategic development and community collaboration to help make Bensalem a premier place to live, work and thrive.

LindenPointe Innovative Business Campus in Hermitage, PA hosts programs and resources for business startups and entrepreneurship, including the eCenter at LindenPointe and the Pennsylvania Cybersecurity Center, and provides information on partnerships and events.

Penn State's Center for Economic and Community Development is an applied research center dedicated to strengthening local and regional development in Pennsylvania and beyond. It works with communities to address issues such as economic and demographic change, government revenue and expenditure policy, community capacity building, and social and economic inequality.

The Pennsylvania Department of Community & Economic Development (BusinessPA) is the state's economic development agency that helps businesses grow, locate or expand in PA, with regional offices and programs such as PA SITES and PA Permit Fast Track, and a BusinessPA team to assist with growth strategies.