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LVEDC to Honor 2014 Award Winners at Annual Investors Meeting

By Colin McEvoy on March 9, 2015

The Lehigh Valley Economic Development Corporation (LVEDC) is proud to announce the winners of its LVEDC Awards, which recognize companies and individuals who have played a major role in supporting economic development in the Lehigh Valley.

The awards will be presented during the LVEDC 2015 Annual Investors Meeting and Awards ceremony on March 18, which will be held at the Olympus Corporation of the Americas in Upper Saucon Township. Admission is free, but pre-registration is required. Click here to register for the event.

“2014 was an absolutely tremendous year for the Lehigh Valley in terms of economic development, and this is our way of recognizing and thanking some of the major businesses and collaborative partners who have contributed to that success,” said Don Cunningham, LVEDC president and CEO.

The winners are:

LVEDC Partner of the Year: Lafayette Ambassador Bank

New Business Project of the Year: Curtiss-Wright Corporation

International Project of the Year: Fuling Plastic USA

Business Expansion Project of the Year: Hospital Central Services, Inc.

Urban Project of the Year: PPL Center

Entrepreneur of the Year: Katy Worrilow, founder and CEO of Lifeaire Systems

An award will also be bestowed upon an individual recognized as the “LVEDC MVP of the Year.” The recipient will not be revealed until the awards ceremony.

The event will begin with a registration and networking session from 4 p.m. to 5 p.m.. The investors meeting and awards ceremony will begin at 5 p.m., and will be followed by networking, cocktails and hors d’oeuvres.

The accomplishments of each award recipient, as well as their contributions to economic growth in the Lehigh Valley, will be highlighted during the meeting, which will also include a 2014 Year in Review and a look ahead at 2015.

For more information about the upcoming event, contact Michael Keller, LVEDC director of marketing, at 610-266-2217 or mkeller@lehighvalley.org.

 

Annual Meeting Sponsors as of March 9, 2015.

Presenting Sponsor:

Capital BlueCross

Gold Sponsor:

Olympus Corporation of the Americas

Silver Sponsor:

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Cocktail Sponsors:

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Klunk&Millan

 

 

 

 

 

 

Community Sponsors:

Concannon Miller

 


Fitzpatrick Lentz & Bubba P.C.

 

Ott Consulting, Inc.

 

 

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