The flagship What’s So Cool About Manufacturing® contest is held annually in Pennsylvania’s Lehigh Valley area, where the first contest took place in 2014. The Lehigh Valley contest features teams from Pennsylvania’s Lehigh, Northampton, and Carbon counties. It is produced by the Manufacturers Resource Center (MRC) in Allentown, PA.
Contest voting has ended.
2025 Awards Event
Wednesday, March 26
Stabler Arena, Lehigh University, Bethlehem, PA
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Additional Participating Teams
We applaud HMMS and Northwestern Lehigh Middle School for their participation in this year’s program.
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The What’s So Cool About Manufacturing® contests are supported regionally by their sponsors and partners. Production support is provided for several Pennsylvania contests by eMediaWorks in Center Valley, PA, and additional support in Pennsylvania is provided by Sahl Communications and EmpowerStar Enterprises.
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Karen Buck
Manufacturers Resource Center (MRC)
610.628.4626