How to become the next big logistics hub

For 50-60 years, Lehigh Valley, Pennsylvania served primarily as a residential neighborhood with big farms, wide open fields and sleepy highways. But if you visit Lehigh Valley today, the landscape is crowded with huge warehouse lots and heavily trafficked state routes that work to support a booming, bustling economy. E-commerce sites such as Amazon, Walmart and Zulily have moved in and are snapping up warehouse space and spurring local economic growth. Right now, FedEx is building its largest North American distribution facility in Lehigh Valley, and XPO Logistics recently announced plans to rent warehouse space in the Logistics Park.