The 30th Anniversary of Lehigh Valley Economic Development Corporation will be celebrated March 18 at LVEDC’s 2025 Annual Meeting.
The meeting, which draws more than 700 leaders from the business community and beyond, will look back at where the Lehigh Valley was in 1995 when LVEDC was incorporated, how far it has come today, and how it is primed for more growth in the years ahead. To register, click here. There is no cost to attend. 
“This is an event that people won’t want to miss,” said Don Cunningham, President & CEO of LVEDC. “We’re using our 30th Anniversary to tell the extraordinary story of the Lehigh Valley’s economic renaissance since 1995 and to celebrate the region, its people, companies, and brand name products Made in Lehigh Valley.”
The 90-minute program at the Annual Meeting will celebrate the dynamic partnerships and initiatives that keep the Lehigh Valley thriving and provide insights into the economic forces driving the economy and the visionary programs preparing Lehigh Valley for tomorrow.
A special exhibition will highlight iconic and emerging Lehigh Valley businesses and their innovative products and ideas that paved the way for the Lehigh Valley’s renaissance.
Today, the Lehigh Valley’s balanced and diverse economy, driven by manufacturing, has reached a record GDP of $55.7 billion. Median household income has risen to $81,709 and grown by $17,000 over five years, outpacing inflation.
A driving force of that success has been the talented individuals who power those innovative companies. At the meeting, a talent panel will feature that talent who have come to the Lehigh Valley and the exceptional quality of life that keeps them here.
Other scheduled speakers include Rick Siger, Secretary of the Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development, and Jay Garner, at Atlanta-based site selection consultant who has done extensive work in the Lehigh Valley and who wrote the book, Economic Development is [Still] Not for Amateurs.
LVEDC has created a special logo for the event.
Capital Blue Cross is Presenting Sponsor of LVEDC’s 2025 Annual Meeting.
Other sponsors to date for the 2025 Annual Meeting are 30th Anniversary Sponsor: Crayola. Cocktail Sponsors: Boyle Construction and Fitzpatrick Lentz & Bubba. Gold Sponsors: First Commonwealth Federal Credit Union; Freshpet; Fulton Bank; Lehigh University; Norris McLaughlin; WFMZ; and Workforce Board Lehigh Valley. Silver Sponsors: B. Braun; Klunk & Millan Advertising; Lehigh Valley Health Network, part of Jefferson Health; MKSD architects; Olympus; Pennsylvania Department of Community & Economic Development; Promus Financial; St. Luke's University Health Network. Community Sponsors: American Bank, Barry Isett & Associates; Ben Franklin Technology Partners of Northeastern Pennsylvania; CLA; EARTHRES, a division of RESPEC; HNL Lab Medicine; J.G. Petrucci Co., Inc.; Lehigh Carbon Community College for Innovation and Learning; OraSure Technologies, Inc.; and Penn Community Bank.
Sponsorships remain available. Contact Annie Hollands Lanscek, LVEDC Marketing Administrator, at alanscek@lehighvalley.org for sponsorship information.
Watch last year’s Annual Meeting here.