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International Conference Opens Doors for Bridgeworks Startup
It’s not unusual for entrepreneurs to attend educational and networking events to help promote their startup, but most of them won’t get to attend a global event with representatives from more than 140 countries in the Netherlands. That…
AEDC Debuts Branding Initiative with New Website
Long gone are the days when a website was merely the digital equivalent of a company or organization’s printed marketing brochure. For nearly half of the 40 years, Allentown Economic Development Corporation has been in existence, the…
Old Downtown Allentown Industrial Building Gets New Life
Redeveloping a long-vacant and historical industrial building into a vintage car showroom and restoration center is a project that not every business owner would want to take on. But when brothers Al and Alex Ruozzi of RB Collection…
AEDC Shares Bridgeworks Story at Annual Incubator Conference
Program ManagerBridgeworks Enterprise Center On Tuesday, April 16, about 60 business incubation professionals came together to learn about making their programs self-sustaining. The three-person team presenting the conference session…
Specialty formulations pharmaceutical manufacturer chooses Allentown for expansion
It’s been said that everything new has been done before. And while that might be true to some degree, when your startup is one of only a handful of companies in the country doing what it does, it means your business trajectory is…
Do’s and don’ts of digital marketing for B2B manufacturers
What works for one company might not work for another. Is social media a good idea or a waste of time? How do I get started with email marketing? Is a five-year-old web site too old? We connected with local marketing experts Andrew…
Two local manufacturers talk marketing tactics
What better way to know what marketing tactics B2B manufacturers are using than to ask two of them what works for them? Meet Carla Ott, President-Owner of Otterbine-Barebo, Inc. located in Emmaus, her company is a leader in…
Six entrepreneurs make Bridgeworks their new home
Working from home can have its advantages, but when entrepreneurs want a professional space to meet with clients and to function as their main base of operations, they need to get out of the basement and into an office space. …
In its 30th Year, Bridgeworks Enterprise Center Reaches Capacity and Breaks Records
Annual incubator impact survey shows record results for program The Allentown Economic Development Corporation announced the aggregated results of its annual Incubator Client Impact Survey today. In 2018, the 11 Bridgeworks client…
Training the next generation of manufacturing technicians at LCTI
Photo taken at Lehigh Career and Technical Institute in North Whitehall Township, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Matt Smith) It’s the role of educational institutions to prepare students for careers, which often meant directing them on a…
Advanced education through community college internships and pre-apprenticeships
When students who graduate from a local career and technical institute want additional training and career preparation, they often head to Lehigh Carbon Community College or Northampton Community College. Each college takes a…
Getting ahead through hands-on career experience in manufacturing
Demco Manufacturing Apprentice Jeremy Howard Arguably the best way to prepare someone to enter the manufacturing field is through early training in the workforce. That can come in the form of an internship, cooperative education…
AEDC Presents Organization Overview to City Council Committee
Scott Unger of AEDC presents to Allentown City Council's committee members. In 2019, Allentown Economic Development Corporation will celebrate its 40thanniversary. Since its founding in 1979, AEDC has focused its mission on…
2018 Year in Review – Overview
AEDC discusses manufacturing and retail job outlook with state elected officials and regional economic developers Entitled “Where are the jobs?” it featured representatives from regional economic development, municipal, and union…
2018 Year in Review – Lending Programs Overview
Each year AEDC empowers local businesses to grow and expand through the two loan programs it administers, the Allentown Enterprise Zone Revolving Loan Fund and the Pennsylvania Minority Business Development Authority Revolving Loan…