The facility will be located at 1565 Spillman Dr. within SauconTract, the first phase of Lehigh Valley Industrial Park VII. LVIPVII is the largest brownfield project in the US. It's a completeredevelopment of property that once housed Bethlehem Steel. LVIP Ithrough V are completely built out, and VII is expected to be fullybuilt out by 2015.

Synchronoss, which is headquartered in Bridgewater, NJ,currently operates a research and development center at 1525 ValleyCenter Pkwy. in Bethlehem. A source close to the deal tellsGlobeSt.com that Synchronoss will close the site at 1525 ValleyCenter and consolidate its workforce at the new Spillman Drivefacility. The company is also undergoing an expansion andanticipates increasing its workforce from just over 400 employeesto more than 650 over the next few years.

According to a spokesperson for Petrucci, Synchronoss consideredsites in Kansas, Florida and Texas before deciding to remain inBethlehem. The company was provided with a number of incentives toremain, including a $325,000 opportunity grant, $195,000 in jobcreation tax credits and $45,500 in WEDnet training. The packagewas assembled by the Governor's Action Team, which helps companieswho are moving or expanding find sites in Pennsylvania that areappropriate for their needs.