Economic Development Resources
For more information or assistance contact the chamber office at 610.588.1000
Slate Belt Industrial Development Authority
123 Five Pts Richmond Rd., Bangor, PA 18013, 610-588-2163
Ben Franklin Tech Ventures
Wayne Barz, 116 Research Dr., Bethlehem, PA 18015, 610.758.5421, wbarz@nep.benfranklin.org
Better Business Bureau: www.bbb.com
Bureau of Small Business Ombudsman
Pennsylvania Dept. of Protection, 400 Market St., Harrisburg, PA 17105, 717.772.8951
Business Incubator Task Force of the Slate Belt Chamber of Commerce
PO Box 5, Pen Argyl, PA 18072, 610.588.1000. sbcc@frontiernet.net
Community Action Committee of Lehigh Valley
Alan Jennings, 1337 E Fifth St., Bethlehem, PA 18015, 610.691.5620, ajennings@caclv.org
E. Stroudsburg University, Sharone Glasco
200 Prospect St., E. Stroudsburg, PA 18301, 570 422 7995, sglasco@po-box.esu.edu
Foundation for Free Enterprise Education
John Trombetta, 3076 W. 12th St., Erie, PA 16505, 814.833.9576, johnt@pfew.org
Green Knight ED Corp, Jim Policelli
PO Box 4, Pen Argyl, PA 18072, 610.759.3276, jpolice@enter.net
Lafayette College
31 Marquis hall, Easton, PA 18042, 610.330.5189, bauerdan@lafayette.edu
Lehigh University SBA, Kim Edwards/Beth Zingone
621 Taylor St., Bethlehem, PA 18015, 610.578.5303, kde2@lehigh.edu
Lehigh Valley Economic Dev. Corp., Don Cunningham
2158 Avenue C. Suite 200, Bethlehem, PA 18017 Locating businesses that require industrial support www.lehighvalley.org, akleiner@lehighvalley.org
Northampton Community College
661 Greenpond Rd., Bethlehem, PA, 610.861.5300, www.northampton.edu Damian Dinan, Client Development Specialist, 610-861-5064, E-Mail: ddinan@northampton.edu
Northampton County Dept. of Community & Economic Dev.
669 Washington St., Easton, PA 18042, 610.559.3100
Penn State County Extension Director Liesel Dreisbach, Greystone Building
Gracedale Complex, Nazareth, PA 18064, 610.746.1970, ldreisbach@psu.edu
Pennsylvania Small Business Environmental Assistance Program, 1800 JFK Blvd., Philadelphia, Pa 19103, 800.722.4743
Rising Tide Community Loan Fund, Chris Hudock
1337 E. Fifth St., Bethlehem, PA 18015, 484.893.1039, chudock@caclv.org Provides technical & cash flow assistance with guiding to proper sources, micro loans.
US Small Business Administration, Michael Kane
1150 1st Ave. Suite 1001, King of Prussia, PA 19406, 610.382.3085, michael.kane@sba.gov, www.sba.gov. Entrepreneurs start businesses, programs geared to help w/technical management assistance.
SCORE of Lehigh Valley
2158 Avenue C #200, Bethlehem, PA 18017, 610.266.3000, jmrscore@aol.com We are an active chapter with more than 30 volunteers. Our dedicated counselors volunteer their experience and knowledge to help small business owners and potential small business owners to succeed in their mission.
Slate Belt Action Team, consultant Donna Taggart, 484-788-2527
Slate Belt Council of Governments, PO Box 5, Pen Argyl, PA 18072, 570-236-7706
Women’s Business Development Ctr., 1315 Walnut St., Suite 1116, Philadelphia, PA 19107, 215.790.9232
Additional Resources
- State Representative Joe Emrick, 477 Blue Valley Dr., Bangor PA 18013 jemrick@pahousegop.com
- State Representative Marcia Hahn, 354 W. Moorestown Rd., Nazareth, PA 18064, 610-746-2100, mhahn@pahousegop.com
- State Senators, Lisa Boscola, 559 Main St., Suite 270, Bethlehem, PA 18018, 610-868-8667, Boscola@pasenate.com
- State Senator, Pat Browne, 801 Hamilton St., Allentown, PA 18101, 610-821-8468, pabrowne@pasen.gov
- US State Representative, Charles Dent, 610-439-8861
- US States Senators Pat Toomey, 840 Hamilton St., Suite 301, Allentown, PA 18101, 610-782-9470
Slate Belt Municipalities
Bangor Borough (610) 588-2216
197 Pennsylvania Avenue
Bangor, PA 18013
Mayor Brooke Kerzner
East Bangor Borough (610) 588-4656
204 Bray St.
East Bangor, PA 18013
Mayor Derek Powell
Lower Mt. Bethel Township
(610) 252-5074
Box 257
Martins Creek, PA 18063
Susan Disidore, Chair
Pen Argyl Borough
(610) 863-4119
P.O. Box 128
Pen Argyl, PA 18072
Mayor Mikal Sabatine
Plainfield Township
(610) 759-6944
6292 Sullivan Trail
Nazareth, PA 18064
Randy Heard, Chair
Portland Borough
(570) 897-0559
P.O. Box 476
Portland, PA 18351
Mayor, Lance Prator
Roseto Borough
(610) 588-0695
P.O. Box 361
Roseto, PA 18013
Mayor Joe Angelini
Upper Mt. Bethel Township
(570) 897-6127
387 Ye Olde Hwy.
Mt. Bethel, PA 18343
John Bermingham, Chair
Washington Township
(610) 588-1524
1021 Washington Blvd.
Bangor, PA 18013
Robert Smith, Chair
Wind Gap Borough
(610) 863-7288
29 Mechanic Street
Wind Gap, PA 18091
Mayor Mitchell Mogilski
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