Allentown , a region of Lehigh Valley , has resulted in more than 999,900 million worth of new development projects there up to 2018 .
Allentown , the region 's largest city , was cited as a `` national success story '' in April 2016 by the Urban Land Institute for its downtown redevelopment and transformation that has resulted in ( $ 1 billion ) worth of new development projects there between 2015 and 2018 alone , one of only six communities nationwide to have achieved this distinction.
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