Known for its rich colonial and industrial history, Bethlehem today is a rapidly growing center for healthcare and technology, host to several organizations that promote tech-intensive companies, such as
the Ben Franklin Technology Partners of Northeastern Pennsylvania and
the National Training Center for Microelectronics. Lehigh Valley Hospital has campuses in Bethlehem, and St Luke's Hospital & Health Network headquarters are also located there along with nearly a dozen colleges and universities producing many tech-minded graduates.
Bethlehem also boasts an historic and scenic downtown with lots of boutique shopping, restaurants, pubs, cafes, music, arts and theater. In addition, construction continues apace for Sands Casino Resort Bethlehem on the historic Bethlehem Steel site.
By: Brad Bower, 5/28/2009
A sparking new slots casino opened last week at the former site of Bethlehem Steel. The former foundry is now home to Sands Casino Resort, which boasts 3,000 gaming machines in a 139,000-square-foot space. Check out our slideshow of the casino's grand opening last week.
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By: John Davidson, 5/7/2009
Jeff DeGraff, known to major corporations like Apple, Pfizer and Toyota as the "innovation guru," will be in Bethlehem next week for Ben Franklin Technology Partners' i xchange 2009 networking event. In anticipation of his keynote address, we asked DeGraff to share his thoughts about emerging trends in innovation. And we listened carefully.
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By: Marty Levine, 3/19/2009
In 15 years, Generation Y, or 'Millennials,' will dominate the
workforce in PA and nationwide. What do they want from potential
employers, and how will they need to deal with a reeling economy today?
Some Bethlehem groups are trying to sort it out.
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By: John Steele, 3/19/2009
A new arena for the Flyers' farm team, the Phantoms, could bring more
than minor league hockey to Allentown; it could change the way people
in the Lehigh Valley see live music, and lure a whole new roster of
national touring acts.
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By: John Davidson, 1/8/2009
Professional baseball came back to the Lehigh Valley last year for the
first time since 1960 in the form of the Lehigh Valley Iron Pigs, AAA
affiliate of the Phillies. One of the principal architects of the plan
to build the stadium, former Lehigh County Community and Economic
Development Director Ken Mohr, talked with us about why this project
succeeded where others had failed.
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