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A business incentive designed to develop new construction and transform vacant buildings into vibrant properties is starting to offer proof of its value to Bethlehem. As the first-completed project to benefit from the City Revitalization and Improvement Zone, Social Still Micro-Distillery & Kitchen served as the spot on Tuesday for a sold-out event where guests could hear about the latest developments in the city’s tax incentive program. The CRIZ is a tax incentive program aimed at spurring economic development available in only two cities in the state: Bethlehem and Lancaster. While bartenders poured cocktails in a revamped building filled with crowds of professionals, several speakers discussed the impact of the CRIZ and the additional projects, one nearing completion, and another starting construction, that will benefit from the tax incentives. Click here to read the article.