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January 29, 2018 • Vol. 29 • No. 5 • $2 SERVING BERKS, LEHIGH, NORTHAMPTON & SURROUNDING COUNTIES www.LVB.com E-A-G-L-E-$ With Philly in the Super Bowl, area businesses stand to benefit more than usual By STACY WESCOE In fact, Feb. 4 is going to be a big day – bigger [email protected] than a typical Super Bowl – for many businesses Maria DiMaggio is planning to buy a in the Greater Lehigh Valley. Besides pizza shops, Philadelphia Eagles jersey before Super Bowl grocery stores, bars, taverns, beer distributors, wine Sunday Feb. 4. and spirits shops and “The jersey I have now says Cunningham on clothing retailers stand to it,” she said, referencing 1980s-90s Eagles’ gain from the run to the quarterback Randall Cunningham. title game by the Eagles. “So, it’s pretty old.” “It is always a big day, DiMaggio, who owns but with the Eagles in it Mamma’s Delight Pizza after so long, we’re really Restaurant on Main looking forward to it,” said Street in Kutztown DiMaggio, who is thinking about with her husband specials for game day, perhaps offer- Vinny, has a reason ing discounts on combination orders of to be excited enough Mamma’s pizza, sodas and other food. to update her football ‘BIGGEST SUPER BOWL SALES EVER’ wardrobe. It’s not just a big a day for pizza, but for food Not only is it the Eagles’ first time back in the in general. PHOTOS/DAN MORELAND big game since January 2005, it’s going to be a Eagles’ fans celebrating at Tocci’s Tailgaters in Bethlehem during the Jan. 21 big day for her pizza shop. please see EAGLES, page 9 conference championship game. ’17 home sales top 20,000, attesting another strong year By KATHY RUFF And homes that sat on the market “The biggest thing [in 2017] was the The 4.3 percent bump in 2017 was on Special for Lehigh Valley Business sold on average in 84 days, a full two days on the market,” top of double-digit percentage gains the Buyers again bought more homes in weeks faster than in 2016. said Eva Eisenbrown, previous two years. the Greater Lehigh Valley in 2017, con- “It’s definitely a market for sellers associate broker with “Our specialty is farms, coun- tinuing a five-year growth trend in the because the inventory levels are low,” Century 21 Park Road, 4.3 try estates and historic properties,” — Percentage residential real estate market. said Stuart Dubbs, real estate agent Wyomissing. “If some- increase in said Jonathan Coles, president of the Closed sales for the year rose 4.3 per- with Re/Max Central, Allentown. thing was nice, it was home sales Schuylkill County Board of Realtors and cent, ending with 20,073 homes sold “That bodes well for sellers, because gone quickly. If it was in the region broker with New Pennsylvania Realty, – 831 more than those sold in 2016 and, if there is a shortage of inventory, exceptional, it was last year West Penn Township. “As soon as we for the first time in at least five years, there’s not much to pick from for buy- gone in a heartbeat. were listing them, we had buyers for topping 20,000. e r s .” It was totally a seller’s them.” The average sales price grew by 4 percent A shortage of inventory also affected market, and the days on market reflect or $6,260, jumping from $156,887 to $163,147. other areas of the market. that.” please see SALES, page 16 ACCOUNTING: The value of business insurance | Select your accountant, then software | CPA firm expands services Pages 11-15 NOMINATE A WOMAN OF INFLUENCE FEATURES INDEX The deadline is Feb. 2 to nominate a woman who is making a difference in Behind the List ���������������������������17 her company, organization or Briefs ��������������������������������������������4 community for our Women of Calendar �������������������������������17, 21 Classifieds ����������������������������������22 Influence awards. 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Transactions �������������������������18, 20 com/womenofinfluence and see our announcement on Page 10. 2 Lehigh Valley Business • January 29, 2018 LVB.com LCCC offers courses on drones, plans even more training By STACY WESCOE unmanned air craft systems” will help pre- [email protected] pare students to take the Federal Aviation Drones are becoming popular in a Administration Remote Pilot Certification number of industries from real estate to test to obtain a license for the commercial photography, and so the demand for those use of drones. licensed to operate a commercial drone is JUST THE BEGINNING increasing. The classes will be held Fridays from Feb. To meet demand, Lehigh Carbon 9 to May 4 in the morning and Thursdays Community College introduced its first from Feb. 15 to May 3 in the evenings. They classes on commercial drone certification will be taught by commercial drone opera- last year. tor John Fries of Lehigh Valley Drones at the After a successful initial run, the com- school’s Schnecksville campus. munity college will be hosting a second The courses will include classroom series of drone classes on campus this training and field work. semester. Wilt said these classes likely are only Richard Wilt, dean of the School of the beginning of what LCCC will be offer- Communication Arts, Computers and ing. PHOTO/FESENKO Technology at LCCC, which is offering the With these initial classes, the school is The drone courses at Lehigh Carbon Community College will include classroom training and field work. classes, said the classes are being offered simply giving students the knowledge of because demand is growing. how to properly operate a drone. plines so that students can learn the differ- development or for building inspections … He said the two classes held last semes- “We let them decide how they are going ent ways drones can be used in a variety of environmental biology.” ter attracted about 20 students. Since to use it,” Wilt said. commercial applications. Wilt said the first coursework will be the demand continues, two more will be FURTHER INTEGRATION “Drones are used by insurance adjus- developed in drone photography and vid- offered starting in February. In the future, drone courses may be tors, commercial and residential Realtors,” eography, with new courses being devel- These two-credit courses in “small integrated into coursework in other disci- Wilt said. “Drones can be used in land oped based on demand. NEW VENTURES New Bethlehem child care center focuses on education A new The Learning Experience early tunity to hang a shingle on Main Street,” childhood education center is open in Russo said. “The ability to share this Bethlehem. beautiful space with other female business The center, at 2955 Linden St., serves owners, collaborate on projects, and even children from six weeks until kindergar- simply contribute advice and resources ten. Licensed to care for up to 157, so far it made perfect sense to me.” has more than 30 children enrolled. 410 Collaborative’s space is in a repur- It is the third The posed home with plenty of common space. Learning Experience Among the plans is to host bimonthly franchise owned by seminars on topics such as work-life bal- Sanjay and Sonia ance, managing stress, brand building, Malhotra. The easy marketing strategies and more. Learning Experience 410 Collaborative is at 410 Main St., is a rapidly growing Hellertown. franchise with around 300 locations nation- Jerky outlet opens at Sands Stacy ally. Wescoe The closest The Beef Jerky Outlet has opened in Learning Center to the Outlets in the Sands Bethlehem at 77 the new location is in Nazareth, which PHOTO/CONTRIBUTED Sands Blvd. is under different franchise ownership. The Learning Experience is on Linden Street in Bethlehem. Locally owned and operated, the Beef There are eight The Learning Centers in est location in the Greater Lehigh Valley. For more information, visit www. Jerky Outlet specializes in more than 100 Pennsylvania. The new First Commonwealth FCU firstcomcu.org. varieties of jerky, including exotic meats Jennifer Heffner, who runs the Linden Northwood Financial Center is near Route such as kangaroo and alligator. The jerky Street location, said the site was chosen 248 at 3515 Nazareth Road in Palmer Women’s collaborative also comes in a variety of flavors from because of its easy access from Route 22 Township. It is the second location to workspace opens in Hellertown moonshine to Cajun. and Interstate 78, as well as it being close open in the last year. In addition to jerky, the shop carries to a large residential development. With this location, First Commonwealth The Greater Lehigh Valley Chamber gourmet snacks, including popcorn, nuts, “We pride ourselves in our educational members now have eight locations, as well of Commerce held a ribbon cutting for candy, jellies, jams, sauces, spices and programming at the center,” Heffner said. as 24/7 access to mobile and online bank- a newly opened business space, 410 rubs. She said children don’t just learn letters ing. Collaborative, in Hellertown. For more information, visit www.beth- and numbers, but sign language, manners The branch includes a financial well- The space is occupied by several wom- lehem.beefjerkyoutlet.com. and philanthropy. ness center, social spaces for conversa- an-owned businesses and female solopre- For more information, call 610-419- tion, financial specialists, extended hours, neurs, including ASR Media Productions, Editor’s note: We want to hear about 4530.