Founded in 1762, Allentown is the urban center of Eastern Pennsylvania in Lehigh Valley. The third-largest city in Pennsylvania, Allentown has all the components that add up to unparalleled quality of life: affordable housing, excellent health care, superior education, outstanding arts and cultural opportunities, eclectic restaurants, unique retail, and optimum advantages for growing a business. Allentown represents the convergence of old and new, culture and commerce, character and community, industry and entrepeneurship. Allentown boasts a resurging central business district as well as sites a facilities prime for expansion and relocation.
We invite you to tap in to a wealth of incentives with a single goal in mind - the success of your business:
- Project Management
- Development Assistance
- Networking
- Marketing
- Funding Sources
- Sponsorships
- Keystone Opportunity Zones (KOZ) offer incredible options
- Department of Commerce HUB zones provide strategic advantage in securing government contracts
- An array of prime real estate with development options that can be customized for corporate offices and retail space
- Gain access to Verizon FIOS internet when you locate in our central business district (and soon throughout the city).
Allentown makes it easy, because we're a one-stop shop for resources and services to get you up and running. One phone call connects you to business development professionals experienced in planning and marketing; identifying locations with tax, loan and grant advantages; steering new businesses through the financing maze; helping entrepreneurs navigate the process of zoning, licensing, inspections and permits; and so much more. The opportunities are limitless in Allentown. Tap into an urban network that will propel your business to the next level. Every day, Allentown offers new businesses the opportunity to explore what a true city has to offer - without limits: a microcosm of people, ideas, cultures, and diversity, not confined to borders, but instead, overlapping and overflowing onto the streets and throughout its neighborhoods.
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