New businesses eligible for rent relief under plan to reduce vacant Bethlehem storefronts
Updated Mar 10, 2021;
A new program aims to reduce empty storefronts in the Southside Bethlehem and Northside 2027 business corridors while financially supporting new business owners.
Community Action Development Corporation of Bethlehem (CADCB), a subsidiary of Community Action Committee of the Lehigh Valley, has launched the Commercial Lease Subsidy Program to attract new and expanding businesses to those areas.
The program provides financial support to a minimum of seven businesses during their first six months in operation. Selected businesses will receive 100% of rent payments up to $1,500 monthly for their first three months and 50% of rent payments up to $750 months for their next three months. The lease payments will be made for six consecutive months, under the program.