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The Lehigh Valley economy continues to improve and is poised to grow even more during the next six months, according to the latest survey of area businesses by Bethlehem economist Kamran Afshar.. April's Kamran Afshar-Greater Lehigh Valley Chamber of Commerce survey indicates the Valley economy will expand during the next six months. Businesses with more than 20 employees are expected to add to their payrolls and boost wages, he said. The Chamber's Lehigh Valley Purchasing and Employment Index reached 62.4 in April, an increase of 7.6 percent over the April 2014 level. But what boosted the Chamber's and Afshar's optimistic outlook even more were two other factors unseen since the Great Recession: Click here to read the article.
The Lehigh Valley economy continues to improve and is poised to grow even more during the next six months, according to the latest survey of area businesses by Bethlehem economist Kamran Afshar..
April's Kamran Afshar-Greater Lehigh Valley Chamber of Commerce survey indicates the Valley economy will expand during the next six months. Businesses with more than 20 employees are expected to add to their payrolls and boost wages, he said.
The Chamber's Lehigh Valley Purchasing and Employment Index reached 62.4 in April, an increase of 7.6 percent over the April 2014 level. But what boosted the Chamber's and Afshar's optimistic outlook even more were two other factors unseen since the Great Recession:
Click here to read the article.