Lehigh Valley Economic Development Corporation

Voting is now open for the "What's So Cool About Manufacturing?" (WSCM) student video contest, which is hosted by the MRC - Manufacturers Resource Center. Click on the link below to vote! https://www.whatssocool.org/contests/lehigh-valley/

The next episode of Meet the Manufacturer is going to be very interesting! The program will feature Jean-Claude Dubacher, Chairman and CEO of B Braun of America Inc. He will be interviewed by President and CEO of LVEDC, Don Cunningham! The National Museum of Industrial History will be collecting questions today until noon! Click the post below to submit in their comments section!

Did you know that OraSure Technologies, Inc.'s OMNIgene Oral Testing Kit was named one of TIME's Best Inventions in 2020? The Lehigh Valley company received among the first emergency-use authorizations from the FDA for the at-home COVID-19 sample-collection kit. #LVMadePossible... View the list here: https://time.com//best-inve/5911390/orasure-omnigene-oral/

Congratulations to Lehigh Valley Economic Development Corporation President & CEO Don Cunningham and the nine members of the LVEDC Board of Directors who have been included on the Lehigh Valley Business’ (LVB) Power 100, which seeks to highlight individuals who help shape our communities and influence our quality of life. LVEDC board members included are: Anne Baum, Lehigh Valley Market President of Capital BlueCross ... Ann D. Bieber, President of Lehigh Carbon Community College Luke Cunningham, Chair of the Bethlehem Economic Development Corporation Bob Donchez, Mayor of Bethlehem, Pennsylvania Tony Iannelli, President & CEO of the Greater Lehigh Valley Chamber of Commerce Lamont McClure, County of Northampton County Executive Ray O’Connell, Mayor of Allentown, Pennsylvania Sal Panto, Jr., Mayor of Easton, Pennsylvania Scott Unger, Executive Director of the Allentown Economic Development Corporation Want to know more? Click here: https://lehighvalley.org/lehigh-valley-business-power-100-/

The year 2020 was a period of tremendous change in executive leadership at the Lehigh Valley’s leading companies and largest employers. There hasn’t been a time during the last 30 years when there has been this much change in a short period of time in the executive leadership of the Lehigh Valley. A new generation of leaders is shaping the future of these companies, and by extension the broader Lehigh Valley economy. Hear what some of these leaders had to say about this dynamic region by clicking here: https://youtu.be/wfQwmAm607g

Meet Todd Shamash, President and CEO of @Capital BlueCross! Find all New Executive Interviews by clicking here: https://lehighvalley.org//new-executive-virtual-interview/

Only 5 more minutes until the New Executive Series interview with Capital BlueCross's President and CEO, Todd Shamash!

In 15 minutes we will be releasing a New Executive Series interview with Todd Shamash, President and CEO of @Capital BlueCross!

Lehigh Valley’s vibrant life sciences sector has been stepping up to the challenge created by the continuing COVID-19 crisis, with companies like OraSure Technologies, Inc., Skillion, Inc., and Saladax Biomedical Inc. taking steps in the past month to help fight the coronavirus and other deadly diseases. Learn more about this target sector by clicking here: https://lehighvalley.org/lehigh-valleys-life-sciences-sect/

Last week, LVEDC released a New Executive Interview with Pat Turner from FLSmidth. If you missed it, you can view this interview and all of the New Executive Series interviews on the LVEDC website by clicking here: https://lehighvalley.org//new-executive-virtual-interview/ Make sure to tune in this Thursday at 3PM to meet Todd Shamash, President and CEO of Capital BlueCross!

The Lehigh Valley Economic Development Corporation is partnering with the region’s nine colleges and universities on an alumni survey that will gauge perceptions of the Lehigh Valley, explore alumni’s priorities related to careers and location preference, and help direct LVEDC’s marketing efforts to attract a strong workforce to the region. Learn more about the survey here: https://lehighvalley.org/lvedc-partners-with-lehigh-valley/ DeSales University, East Stroudsburg Unive...rsity, Lafayette College, Lehigh Carbon Community College, Lehigh University, Moravian College, Muhlenberg College, Northampton Community College, and Penn State Lehigh Valley. See more

Meet Pat Turner, President of FLSmidth, in today's New Executive Interview! Thank you to our sponsors! Lehigh Valley Health Network Capital BlueCross... BB&T Fitzpatrick Lentz & Bubba, P.C. PenTeleData Crayola Good Shepherd Rehabilitation Network Follett Healthcare Countess Communications Find all New Executive Series Interviews by clicking here: https://lehighvalley.org//new-executive-virtual-interview/

Christmas is back in Bethlehem (aka The Christmas City) with its famous Christkindlmarkt!! Did you know Moravian missionaries settled the banks of the Monocacy Creek and christened their community Bethlehem on Christmas Eve 1741? The city had long drawn on that heritage, marketing Bethlehem as Christmas City USA. The holiday market has opened and will run weekends through Nov. 29 at the SteelStacks campus, providing patrons an early chance to browse the crafts and wares of ne...arly 80 artisans while the weather is still warm. Find out more about Christkindlmarkt by reading the Made Possible story here: https://www.lehighvalleymadepossible.com//christkindlmark/ #LVMadePossible ArtsQuest

#ICYMI Travis Rhodes and Arthur Dorn from BB&T, now Truist, were interviewed in the fifth entry in a weekly series LVEDC is conducting with new corporate leaders at some of Lehigh Valley’s leading companies and largest employers. New videos are released each Thursday at 3 p.m. on LVEDC’s Facebook page.... Watch the interview by clicking here: https://lehighvalley.org/bbt-now-truist-executives-discuss/ Thank you to our sponsors: Lehigh Valley Health Network Capital BlueCross BB&T Fitzpatrick Lentz & Bubba, P.C. PenTeleData Crayola Good Shepherd Rehabilitation Network Follett Healthcare

For a third consecutive year, the Lehigh Valley Economic Development Corporation has received an award from the world’s largest and most prestigious organization serving economic developers. The International Economic Development Council (IEDC) has bestowed an Excellence in Economic Development Silver Medal Award upon LVEDC in recognition of the organization’s 2019 Annual Report. View the report by clicking here: https://lehighvalley.org///03/LVEDC-2019-Annual-Report.pdf

Don Cunningham was the newly-elected Mayor of Bethlehem when the Bethlehem Steel plant closed in 1998. Twenty-two years later, he is the President & CEO of the Lehigh Valley Economic Development Corporation, an organization that was formed partially in response to Bethlehem Steel’s closure. Cunningham provided his perspective during a virtual panel discussion after the broadcast of the documentary Bethlehem Steel: The People Who Built America. Learn more about the documentary by clicking here: https://lehighvalley.org/don-cunningham-discusses-the-lega/

Tune in for the latest New Executive Series interview with Travis Rhodes and Art Dorn from BB&T Now Truist! The last year has been a period of tremendous change in executive leadership at the Lehigh Valley’s leading companies and largest employers. There hasn’t been a time during the last 30 years when there has been this much change in a short period of time in the executive leadership of the Lehigh Valley. A new generation of leaders is shaping the future of these companies, and by extension the broader Lehigh Valley economy.

Today is the last day to respond to the #2020Census! Respond NOW by clicking the link below. https://my2020census.gov/

At 3PM today, we will be releasing our latest New Executive Series interview with BB&T Now Truist's Travis Rhodes & Art Dorn. If you missed any of the previous interviews, find them at the link below. Thank you to all of our sponsors!... Lehigh Valley Health Network Capital BlueCross BB&T Fitzpatrick Lentz & Bubba, P.C. PenTeleData Crayola Good Shepherd Rehabilitation Network Follett Healthcare https://lehighvalley.org//new-executive-virtual-interview/