Local economist Kamran Afshar said an October survey of businesses in the Lehigh Valley revealed signs of slower growth across several key areas, based on business projections for hiring, purchasing, and revenue figures for the next six months, as compared to the previous six months.

Getting a complete and accurate count for the U.S. Census 2020 is a task that directly affects business investment. Officials want to avoid losing millions of dollars in federal funding, which happened because some areas of the Lehigh Valley were under-counted by more than 30 percent in 2010.

A Bethlehem venture capital firm is among four firms sharing $5.5 million in funding being released by the New PA Venture Capital Investment Program.

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