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Evolving with New Neighbors Throughout the first half of the 20th century, agriculture was the mainstay of the regional economy. By the 1960s this mantle was shared with state-of-the-art plants for manufacturing by Air Products and Chemicals, Kraft Foods and Schafer Brewing (currently Sam Adams Brewing) and other new facilities. While agriculture remains strong to this day, the influx of manufacturers created new employment opportunities and heightened demand for new housing developments, retail services and infrastructure improvements. Throughout the final decades of the past century, development continued at a brisk pace, ranking our community among the fastest growing in Pennsylvania. By the year 2000, Upper Macungie was home to numerous new employers and over 10,000 residents. |