Matthew Tuerk is the forty-third mayor of Allentown, Pennsylvania, the fastest-growing city and third-largest city in the state of Pennsylvania. His background is in economic development, including seven years at the Lehigh Valley Economic Development Corporation (LVEDC) where he rose to the rank of Vice President of Business Attraction, Retention, and Expansion. During his time at LVEDC he worked in a variety of areas, including administration, communications, economic development, entrepreneurial startup support, investor relations, marketing, and research. He is an economic development professional with extensive international experience, and he is in perpetual search for creative innovators with whom to collaborate on fascinating projects.
Matthew Tuerk is the forty-third mayor of Allentown, Pennsylvania, the fastest-growing city and third-largest city in the state of Pennsylvania. His background is in economic development, including seven years at the Lehigh Valley Economic Development Corporation (LVEDC) where he rose to the rank of Vice President of Business Attraction, Retention, and Expansion. During his time at LVEDC he worked in a variety of areas, including administration, communications, economic development, entrepreneurial startup support, investor relations, marketing, and research. He is an economic development professional with extensive international experience, and he is in perpetual search for creative innovators with whom to collaborate on fascinating projects.
