Allentown Business Guide

Founded in 1762, Allentown is the urban center of Eastern Pennsylvania in Lehigh Valley. The third-largest city in Pennsylvania, Allentown and the surrouding metropolitan area 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 and 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
Location Search
Networking
Marketing
Funding Sources
Sponsorships
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.

Some Recent Allentown Projects:

Brew Works on the Green	Brew Works on the Green takes "Club Room" to the next level! Recently renovated, the Allentown Municipal Golf course not only offers you a great round of golf but local craft beers and great food.	Coca-Cola Stadium	Coca-Cola Park serves as the home field for the Lehigh Valley IronPigs, the World Champion Philadelphia Phillie's AAA-level Minor League baseball team. The stadium has 8,100 permanent seats. With standing room, it can accommodate 10,000 fans. The stadium was constructed at a cost of $50 million.
Sangria at Butz Corporate Center	In the Fall of 2010 esteemed restaurateur George Miereles, brought his style and flavor to downtown Allentown. Sangria boasts a modern decor with mouthwatering American/Mediterranian cuisine. It has one of the largest outdoor seating areas in the City.	Arts Park	Allentown Arts Park is the centerpiece for the city's Arts District. Governor Ed Rendell helped finance construction of the 0.6 acre park with approximately $1.8 million in state grants.
PPL Plaza	PPL Plaza and the new office structure housing PPL operations has become Allentown's gathering place for outdoor festivals and public events . From the Plaza, turn in any direction and you will find a wide variety of great places to grab coffee, lunch or have a delicious dinner.	Allentown Brew Works	The Allentown Brew Works is housed inside the historic Harold's Furniture Building at 812 West Hamilton Street. Offering two and a half levels of dining, plus state of the art banquet facilities in the Hamilton Room, and multiple bars offering different atmospheres as well as an outdoor casual Biergarten, and a new seductive lower level lounge-Silk.