THE   ALLENTOWN  ENTERPRISE  ZONE
This page provides information for and about Allentown Enterprise Zone businesses.

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There are numerous benefits available to businesses locating in the Allentown Enterprise Zone. While these are summarized below, you should contact the Allentown Enterprise Zone coordinator at the Allentown Economic Development Corporation’s Bridgeworks Enterprise Center for more details and specific applicability to your project or business. Contact Lewis Edwards at (610) 770-1015.

Reduced interest rate on Pennsylvania Industrial Development Authority loans for property purchase, construction or renovations to buildings for manufacturing, technology or headquarters projects. Interest rates are 3.75% in Enterprise Zones on PIDA’s 40% participation in the project.

Pennsylvania Tax Credits are available for businesses improving property in an Enterprise Zone. Up to 20% of an investment can be recovered in the form of PA corporate net income tax credits.

Businesses investing at least $1 million in the Enterprise Zone are eligible to apply for an Enterprise Zone Competitive Grant whereby the Commonwealth grants up to $250,000 to AEDC which then lends the funds to the project at 3.75% interest.

Enterprise Zone businesses and locations receive special consideration from numerous other Commonwealth programs, such as when bidding on a Commonwealth contract or cleaning up an environmentally contaminated site.

The Employee Development Scholarship Fund will provide up to $500 to each business that sends one or more employees for training. A one page application is available from AEDC or from the Bridgeworks web site. (see below)

Businesses are eligible to receive free assistance from several businesses located in the Home Office Alternative @ The Bridgeworks. These consulting businesses have agreed to provide a limited amount of free service to Allentown Enterprise Zone businesses.  Click Here to see the kinds of expertise currently available to Enterprise Zone Businesses.

For more details, contact Lewis Edwards, Director of Enterprise Development for the Allentown Economic Development Corporation. He is located in the Bridgeworks Enterprise Center at 905 Harrison Street, Allentown, PA 18103. Phone 610-770-1015; Fax 610-770-1043; email ledwards@thebridgeworks.com.

Employee Development Scholarship Fund  

If your manufacturing or industrial business is located in Allentown's Enterprise Zone, you are eligible to receive up to $500 per year to match an equal investment by you in training your employees.  The grant is for tuition costs only, but is available for virtually any type of training which you are investing in.  To request more information,  CLICK HERE to send us your e-mail question, or  CLICK HERE  to see a copy of our detailed guidelines and to print out a copy of our one page application form. 

IN   THE  ZONE

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Links to a Few Allentown Enterprise Zone Businesses
Acme Cryogenics, Inc
The Aetna Felt Corporation
Air Products and Chemicals - Allentown SEMC Facility  
Allentown Toy
APD Cryogenics Home Page
ASGCO Manufacturing, Inc
Big-Bang Cannons Conestoga Company
Bradley Pulverizer Company
Cenco Grinding
Fresh Tofu, Inc.
Gee-Kay Knits, Inc.
Lehigh Valley Plastics
Orange Products
Penn Foam Corp.
Mack Trucks, Inc.
Stanley Storage Systems
Victaulic
Wagner and Sons