From our latest location in downtown Historic Bethlehem...

We want to give thanks to the exceptional local businesses who went above and beyond for us.  Please mention you saw them here:

Lawrence Center, Esq.
Real Estate Attorney
60 W Broad St # 103
Bethlehem, PA 18018
(610) 691-3151

Tim Brion, State Farm Insurance
602 W Broad St, Bethlehem, PA
(610) 865-9001

Bernard and Sons Roofing
Al Bernard
Rr 1 Box 1800
Saylorsburg, PA 18353
Phone : (570) 992-4528

Integrity Inspections
Larry Transue, president
Easton, PA
(610) 330-6801

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Some facts about the Lehigh Valley:

The Lehigh Valley, a.k.a the Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ metropolitan is the third-most populated metropolitan region in Pennsylvania, after Philadelphia and Pittsburgh.  The Lehigh Valley is home to some 790,000 people.

The Valley's official census area includes Pennsylvania's Lehigh and Northampton counties. The Valley is named for the Lehigh River, which runs through it.

Recent Pennsylvania census studies show it to be the fastest growing region of the state, due mostly to its growing popularity as a bedroom community for the highly-populated neighboring regions of Philadelphia, New Jersey and New York City.

The Lehigh Valley is geologically and geographically part of the Great Appalachian Valley, a region largely made up of limestone that stretches along the eastern edge of the Appalachian Mountains.  The Lehigh Valley is so named because it comprises an actual valley that lies between two large Pennsylvania mountain ranges, Blue Mountain and Kittatinny Mountain to the north and South Mountain to the south.

The Lehigh Valley is known historically for its production of steel, Portland cement and apparel. It has historically served as a major U.S. center of industrial manufacturing, though this role has diminished at least slightly in the 21st century as companies have shifted to Asia and other lower wage, off-shore locations for industrial mining and manufacturing.

 

The Lehigh Valley boasts the honor of being the birthplace of the American Industrial Revolution, which began in the borough of Catasauqua with the development of anthracite iron.

The Lehigh Valley is also one of the larger areas on the east coast for the location of warehouses and distribution centers. This is due to the Lehigh Valley's central location in the BosWash megalopolis. Most of these distribution centers are located along the U.S. Route 22 and Interstate 78 corridors.

Companies based in the Lehigh Valley include Air Products & Chemicals (in Allentown), Bethlehem Steel (in Bethlehem, which ceased operations in 2003), Binney & Smith, Inc. (in Easton), Buckeye Pipe Line (in Emmaus), Just Born (in Bethlehem), Mack Trucks (in Allentown), LSI Logic (in Hanover Township), Olympus Corporation USA (in Allentown), Pennsylvania Power & Light (in Allentown), and Rodale Press (in Emmaus).

 

City of Bethlehem

Historic Bethlehem

Lehigh County

 


After the 2003 demise of Bethlehem Steel, Lehigh Valley Hospital and Health Network (in Allentown), one of Pennsylvania's largest hospital systems, has taken Bethlehem Steel's place as the Lehigh Valley's largest employer. The Lehigh Valley's top five employers are: 1.) Lehigh Valley Hospital, 2.) St. Luke's Hospital (in Bethlehem), 3.) Air Products & Chemicals (in Allentown), 4.) the Federal Government, and 5.) PPL Corporation (in Allentown). 

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