Selma Ritteron December 23, 2024
2024 Year in Review
The highlight of the year was the addition of two major attractions within Allentown’s Neighborhood Improvement Zone (NIZ) expected to draw hundreds of thousands of...
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Selma Ritteron May 22, 2024
Da Vinci Science Center at PPL Pavilion Opens in Downtown Allentown
The new 67,000 square foot, $75 million facility officially opened to the public today. Located at 815 W. Hamilton Street, the latest addition to a...
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Selma Ritteron May 15, 2024
The Effectiveness of the Neighborhood Improvement Zone
The Lehigh Valley Planning Commission (LVPC) has conducted a thorough analysis on the effectiveness and impacts of the City of Allentown’s Neighborhood Improvement Zone (NIZ)....
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Selma Ritteron December 29, 2023
2023 Year in Review
As 2023 comes to a close, the Allentown Neighborhood Improvement Zone Development Authority (ANIZDA) celebrates all that was accomplished through collaborative efforts with public and...
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Selma Ritteron June 16, 2023
Allentown Transportation Center Wins 2023 Award of Excellence from Urban Land Institute
ULI’s Philadelphia chapter recognizes the newly redesigned transit plaza in the award’s Open Space category. ALLENTOWN, Pa., June 16, 2023 – The Allentown Parking Authority...
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Selma Ritteron June 8, 2023
PPL Corporation to relocate headquarters to Two City Center, downtown Allentown
Company reaffirms strong commitment to Allentown with long-term lease agreement and initiates a process to sell current headquarters complex. ALLENTOWN, Pa. (June 8, 2023) –...
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Selma Ritteron May 19, 2023
PPL Center Event Brings $4.37 Million in Economic Impact to the Lehigh Valley
The 2023 NCAA Men’s Division 1 Ice Hockey Allentown Regionals hosted by PPL Center, held March 24 and 26 in Allentown, generated more than $4.37...
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Nathan Covingtonon December 21, 2022
2022 Year in Review
Development activity in Allentown’s Neighborhood Improvement Zone (NIZ) remained strong during 2022. It was a year that saw significant investments in both the private and...
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Nathan Covingtonon December 14, 2022
ANIZDA and Da Vinci Close on $17.45 Million in Financing to Fund Science Center
The Allentown Neighborhood Improvement Zone Development Authority (ANIZDA) has issued its $5,500,000 NIZ Term Loan Note, Series 2022 and $11,950,000 Gaming and Economic Development Fund...
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Nathan Covingtonon March 3, 2022
ANIZDA Approves Funding of $10.7 Million in Additional Public Improvement Projects
The board of the Allentown Neighborhood Improvement Zone Development Authority approved funding for improvement of public spaces at the site of the Da Vinci Science...
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Nathan Covingtonon December 29, 2021
2021 Year in Review
2021 was a year of renewed momentum as the Allentown Neighborhood Improvement Zone Development Authority (ANIZDA) and its public and private sector partners continued collaborative...
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Nathan Covingtonon January 5, 2021
2020 Year in Review
2020 was a year of unprecedented challenges and remarkable resilience....
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Nathan Covingtonon September 11, 2020
ANIZDA Issues Request for Proposals for Audit Services
ANIZDA is requesting proposals from independent certified public accounting firms licensed in PA for annual auditing services....
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Nathan Covingtonon January 3, 2020
PPL Center Ranks #4 in the Country for Arenas of Its Size in Pollstar’s 2019 Year-End Rankings for Top 200 Arenas
The Lehigh Valley’s state-of-the-art PPL Center continues to be listed among the world’s top venues following Pollstar’s 2019 Year-End Rankings, ...
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Nathan Covingtonon January 2, 2020
2019 Year in Review
2019 was a busy year for the Allentown Neighborhood Improvement Zone Development Authority and its public and private sector partners. ...
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Nathan Covingtonon December 4, 2019
ANIZDA Approves 1 Center Square Office Tower Project
The ANIZDA board voted to approve the 200,000 – 300,000 square foot, 11 - 16-story 1 Center Square office building project proposed for 702 Hamilton...
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Nathan Covingtonon October 10, 2019
ADP Opens New, State-of-the-art Campus at Five City Center in Allentown, Pennsylvania
ADP today opened a new office in Downtown Allentown, affirming its continued investment and commitment across the Lehigh Valley....
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Nathan Covingtonon September 16, 2019
$3 Million Invested in Public Spaces in the NIZ
The ongoing investment in the construction of new buildings and the redevelopment of existing buildings has dramatically transformed Allentown’s skyline and reestablished the...
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Nathan Covingtonon July 15, 2019
Allentown Welcomes ADP to Downtown
ADP, one of the world’s largest human capital management providers, began moving employees into the recently completed Five City Center....
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Nathan Covingtonon April 9, 2019
Allentown’s Downtown Plan Receives National Award
Allentown has earned a Gold 2019 National Planning Achievement Award for Urban Design from the American Planning Association (APA). The award recognizes the city's...
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Nathan Covingtonon December 27, 2018
2018 Year in Review
2018 was a productive and impactful year for the Allentown Neighborhood Improvement Zone Development Authority and its public and private sector partners....
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Nathan Covingtonon December 20, 2018
PPL Center Ranks #3 in Pennsylvania in Pollstar’s 2018 Year-End Rankings for Top 200 Arenas
Downtown Allentown’s state-of-the-art PPL Center is listed among the world’s top venues in Pollstar’s 2018 Year-End Rankings. As a leading worldwide trade publication for the...
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Nathan Covingtonon September 19, 2018
ULI Philadelphia, The City of Allentown, and ANIZDA Invite you to Discover “Why Allentown?”
Join us at the Renaissance Allentown Hotel on October 17, 2018 to learn why Allentown is uniquely positioned to provide superior development opportunities. ...
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Nathan Covingtonon September 7, 2018
Opportunity Zones Program to Provide Tax Benefits for Investing in Qualified Allentown Census Tracts
The Opportunity Zones program offers 3 federal tax benefits for investing through a qualified Opportunity Fund....
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Nathan Covingtonon August 6, 2018
ANIZDA Board Adopts Public Improvement Process Guidelines
At its August 1, 2018 meeting, the ANIZDA board adopted Process Guidelines for Public Improvement Investments in order to finance construction of Authority-approved public improvements...
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Nathan Covingtonon August 2, 2018
PPL Center Ranks #3 in Pennsylvania in Pollstar’s 2018 Mid-Year Rankings for Top 200 Arenas
Downtown Allentown’s state-of-the-art PPL Center is listed among the world’s top venues in Pollstar’s 2018 Mid-Year Rankings. As a leading worldwide trade publication for the...
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Nathan Covingtonon July 18, 2018
Guidelines for Transfer and Replacement of Parcels Adopted
The NIZ has been amended by the Pennsylvania Legislature effective October 30, 2018 to provide for the possible transfer or a parcel out of the...
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Nathan Covingtonon July 6, 2018
Revised Draft Guidelines for Transfer and Replacement of Parcels Available
The NIZ Act has been amended by the PA Legislature to provide for the possible transfer of a parcel out of the NIZ and replacement...
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Nathan Covingtonon April 27, 2018
Tower 6 Ribbon Cutting May 3rd
City Center Investment Corporation will celebrate the growth in Downtown Allentown and commemorate the opening of their newest office building Tower 6 on May 3,...
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Nathan Covingtonon February 27, 2018
Draft Guidelines for Transfer and Replacement of Parcels Available
The Downtown Allentown Revitalization District was one of 13 real estate development projects worldwide to win the Urban Land Institute’s (ULI) 2017-2018 Global Award for...
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Nathan Covingtonon November 14, 2017
Downtown Allentown Revitalization District Named One of 13 Winners of ULI Global Award for Excellence
The Downtown Allentown Revitalization District was one of 13 real estate development projects worldwide to win the Urban Land Institute’s (ULI) 2017-2018 Global Award for...
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Nathan Covingtonon September 29, 2017
ANIZDA Honored With CDFA Excellence in Development Finance Project Award
The CDFA Excellence in Development Finance Awards recognize outstanding development finance programs, agencies, leaders, projects and success stories....
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