The Pennsylvania office of Norris McLaughlin & Marcus, P.A., hosted its 3rd Annual Economic Development Symposium on April 30 at the Renaissance Allentown. Norris McLaughlin attorneys John Lushis and Graham Simmons, along with Scott Dunkelberger, Executive Director of the Center for Business Financing, Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development, and Don Cunningham, President and CEO of the Lehigh Valley Economic Development Corp. (LVEDC), discussed the current and future focus of economic development in Pennsylvania, highlighting the practice of working with economic development incentives.
“We were very pleased to present our third annual economic development symposium in concert with Scott Dunkleberger, who provided unique insight into Governor Wolf’s plans to catalyze economic development in the Lehigh Valley region. Also, Don Cunningham provided his organization’s revamped mission for deployment of its investment dollars on a regional and national platform,” said Lushis, Co-Chair of the Economic Development Practice Group at Norris McLaughlin.
“Forums like this one provide excellent opportunities for public and private sector leaders to learn about Governor Tom Wolf’s bold proposals to create a pro-business climate in Pennsylvania and reaffirm the administration’s commitment to economic development,” said Dunkelberger.
“”LVEDC is a coalition organization, and one of our principles is to tell our economic story to increase awareness, both inside and outside our region, of the economic assets, advantages and strengths of the Lehigh Valley. Events like this one are essential to fulfilling that purpose and ultimately put us in a better position to help businesses come, grow and start here,” Cunningham said.
Norris McLaughlin & Marcus, P.A., has worked on representative projects including the 25th Street Palmer Tax Increment Financing (TIF), the Easton Intermodal and City Hall Project (located on 3rd Street), Bethlehem Tech Centers, TIF projects including Hillwood Industrial Project at Routes I-78 and 863, the Route 33 Chrin interchange project at Route 33 and Tatamy Road in Palmer Township, Ruckus Brewing’s Allentown redevelopment project in the Neuweiler Brewery, City Center real estate and development work in downtown Allentown, and Bethlehem Economic Development Corporation’s (BEDCO) Partnership for Innovation at Cantelmi’s Hardware in South Bethlehem. Norris McLaughlin serves as special counsel to Easton’s Redevelopment Authority regarding the Silk Mill Complex and has handled tax-exempt financings for the Northampton County General Purpose Authority, Cetronia Ambulance Corp., and the Da Vinci Science Center.
Norris McLaughlin & Marcus, P.A., is a full service law firm with offices in Allentown, Pennsylvania; Bridgewater, New Jersey; and New York City. The Pennsylvania office has been serving the Lehigh Valley for over 100 years and has been named as one of the Best Places to Work in Pennsylvania and a Morning Call Top Workplace.
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