Congrats! You Live in a 'Best Performing' City If You Live in Lehigh Valley

A new report ranks the Lehigh Valley metropolitan area of Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton as a 'best performing' city based on economic factors

The Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton metropolitan area ranks among our country's "best-performing" cities in a new report. "The 2012 Milken Institute Best-Performing Cities Index ranks U.S. metropolitan areas by how well they are creating and sustaining jobs and economic growth. The components include job, wage and salary, and technology growth. In most years, these give a good indication of the underlying structural performance of regional economics." The Lehigh Valley moved up one spot in the national ranking -- improving its position from 66 in 2011 to 65 in 2012. Here's a snapshot of the Lehigh Valley's ranking factors. Among large cities, Lehigh Valley ranked: Read more: The Lehigh Valley has also been ranked as a Top Community for …

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