Neighborhood Improvement Zone

Pennsylvania’s Neighborhood Improvement Zones Paying Dividends

With 600,000 square feet of office and retail under construction in the center of Allentown, Pennsylvania, the state’s Neighborhood Improvement Zone program, launched in 2009, has had a substantial impact.

March 7, 2014 - The New York Times

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