Lancaster and Bethlehem on Monday won much-coveted CRIZ state economic development designations, leaving officials in Reading disappointed but preparing to fight for a designation in the future.
Only two City Revitalization and Improvement Zone designations were immediately available under the law signed this year by Gov. Tom Corbett, modeled after a Neighborhood Improvement Zone program that has sparked a building boom in downtown Allentown. Read more –
By Ford Turner
Allentown Morning Call