This Memorial Day Weekend, we pause to honor and remember the brave men and women who made the ultimate sacrifice in service to our country.
As we gather with family, friends, and community, may we also reflect with gratitude on the freedoms their service made possible.
Wishing everyone a safe, meaningful, and restful holiday weekend from all of us at MRC.
#MemorialDay #RememberAndHonor #MRCPA #ManufacturingPA #Community #Gratitude #MadeInLehighValley
What an Amazing Night at the 2026 What's So Cool About Manufacturingยฎ Awards!
We had an amazing night at Lehigh Universityโs Stabler Arena celebrating the creativity and hard work of our local middle school students!
The "What's So Cool About Manufacturingยฎ" Awards brought together students, teachers, manufacturers, families, and friends for an unforgettable evening filled with exhibits, delicious cupcakes, and inspiring student videos.
Highlights included:
โข ๐๐ ๐ฐ๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ฒ-๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐บ๐ถ๐ป๐ด๐น๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฒ๐ ๐ต๐ถ๐ฏ๐ถ๐ ๐ฒ๐ ๐ฝ๐น๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป
โข ๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐น๐๐ฎ๐๐-๐ฝ๐ผ๐ฝ๐๐น๐ฎ๐ฟ ๐ฐ๐๐ฝ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ธ๐ฒ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐บ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป
โข ๐ ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ธ๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ต๐ผ๐๐๐ฒ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ ๐๐ผ ๐ฐ๐ต๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ผ๐ป ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ป๐ฒ๐ฟ๐
โข ๐ฃ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐น๐ฒ๐๐ ๐ต๐ฎ๐ฝ๐ฝ๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฒ๐ ๐ฐ๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ณ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐๐๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐บ๐
A huge thank you to community sponsors, students, teachers, sponsors and everyone who made this night special! Donโt miss the short video recap! Feel the energy!
๐๐บ๐ฝ๐น๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ฒ ๐ฆ๐ฝ๐ผ๐๐น๐ถ๐ด๐ต๐: ๐ ๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ป ๐ช๐ฒ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ต๐ผ๐น๐ฑ
- Behind every successful organization is someone making sure the numbersโand the detailsโare exactly right.
At the Manufacturers Resource Center (MRC), that person is ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ป ๐ช๐ฒ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ต๐ผ๐น๐ฑ.
In every organization, some individuals quietly become the cultural glue that makes the workplace special. Dean is our modest ๐ช๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ and reliable lynchpin who supports our team and thoughtfully handles essentials behind the scenes that make big efforts successful. Dean shows up for us, consistently making our workplace stronger and enjoyable for everyone.
Weโre proud to have Dean as part of the MRC team and grateful for the dedication he brings to his work every day.
#EmployeeSpotlight #ManufacturingLeadership #TeamMRC #ManufacturingSupport #WorkplaceCulture #mrcpa #MadeInLehighValley #AccountingProfessionals #LVEDC
๐ฉ๐ผ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ ๐ข๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ป! - ๐ฃ๐๐ฏ๐น๐ถ๐ฐ ๐๐ผ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ถ๐ ๐ป๐ผ๐ ๐ผ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ป ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ฒ๐ต๐ถ๐ด๐ต ๐ฉ๐ฎ๐น๐น๐ฒ๐, ๐ฃ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฒ ๐ช๐ต๐ฎ๐โ๐ ๐ฆ๐ผ ๐๐ผ๐ผ๐น ๐๐ฏ๐ผ๐๐ ๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐๐ณ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐ป๐ด? ๐ฆ๐๐๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐ฉ๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ผ ๐๐ผ๐ป๐๐ฒ๐๐!
Watch the student videos and vote for your favorite to help decide the ๐ฉ๐ถ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ ๐๐ต๐ผ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฑ.
Vote as often as you like
March 17โ19, 2026
Support teams from Carbon, Lehigh & Northampton counties!
Vote here: https://t.co/gZhwt3yObb
#WhatsSoCoolAboutManufacturing #STEM #ManufacturingCareers #FutureWorkforce #MadeInLehighValley #MRCPA #MRCMEP
๐ ๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ง๐ฒ๐ฎ๐บ๐! ๐ฏ๐ฌ ๐ง๐ฒ๐ฎ๐บ๐. - ๐ข๐ป๐ฒ ๐๐ถ๐ด ๐ฆ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ ๐๐ฏ๐ผ๐๐ ๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐๐ณ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐ป๐ด.
Thirty (30) student teams across the Lehigh Valley partnered with local manufacturers for the 13th Annual โWhatโs So Cool About Manufacturing?โ Student Video Contest โ showcasing the innovation, technology, and careers shaping our region.
Together, they explored:
โข Advanced manufacturing technologies
โข Real-world production environments
โข Career pathways in engineering, design, robotics, and skilled trades
โข The people and innovation driving modern manufacturing
Weโre proud to celebrate every team and manufacturing partner ahead of the awards event on March 25 at #LehighUniversity Stabler Arena in Bethlehem, PA.
#WhatsSoCoolAboutManufacturing #STEM #ManufacturingCareers #FutureWorkforce #MadeInLehighValley #LVEDC #NISTMEP #MRCPA #WSCMLV
๐๐๐๐๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ง๐ฎ๐น๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐ถ๐ป ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ ๐ฎ๐ธ๐ถ๐ป๐ด: ๐๐ฒ๐ต๐ถ๐ด๐ต ๐ฉ๐ฎ๐น๐น๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐บ ๐ง๐ฒ๐ฎ๐บ ๐ฎ๐ ๐ ๐ฅ๐โMRC recently hosted a luncheon for the ๐๐ฒ๐ต๐ถ๐ด๐ต ๐ฉ๐ฎ๐น๐น๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐บ ๐ง๐ฒ๐ฎ๐บ, bringing together our regionโs young manufacturing ambassadors for collaboration, training, and a look ahead at exciting growth.
During the winter workshop, members were introduced to the new MFG Dream Team brandโthe first look for the Lehigh Valley groupโsparking conversation about new ways to connect students with modern manufacturing careers. We also celebrated momentum within the program, including:
โ๏ธ Training completion for our fall recruits
โ๏ธ Welcoming ๐ณ๐ถ๐๐ฒ ๐ป๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐บ ๐ง๐ฒ๐ฎ๐บ ๐บ๐ฒ๐บ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐
โ๏ธ Expanded focus on ๐ธ๐ถ๐ป๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ด๐ฎ๐ฟ๐๐ฒ๐ป ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฒ๐น๐ฒ๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ ๐ผ๐๐๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ต
โ๏ธ Collaboration with new recruits at ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ธ ๐ง๐ฟ๐๐ฐ๐ธ๐ to help build out an early-learner program
One highlight of the luncheon was a hands-on engineering challenge. Participants built a small ๐ฝ๐ผ๐ฝ๐๐ถ๐ฐ๐น๐ฒ ๐๐๐ถ๐ฐ๐ธ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐บ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐๐ต๐บ๐ฎ๐น๐น๐ผ๐ ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐๐ฎ๐ฝ๐๐น๐, exploring principles of ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฐ๐ฒ, ๐๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป, ๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ท๐ฒ๐ฐ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐, ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐๐ถ๐ด๐ป ๐ฒ๐ณ๐ณ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฐ๐. After testing their builds, teams discussed how to streamline their designs โ a perfect example of the iterative thinking and problem-solving we encourage students to develop.
Interested in joining the Dream Team and growing your own leadership and professional development skills while inspiring the next generation? Weโd love to connect. Contact ๐๐บ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฟ๐ถ๐, ๐๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐บ ๐ง๐ฒ๐ฎ๐บ ๐๐ผ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ป๐ฎ๐๐ผ๐ฟ, (610) 628-4628 or [email protected]
#ManufacturingCareers #STEMEducation #WorkforceDevelopment #PADreamTeam #MRC #FutureWorkforce #EngineeringInAction #LehighValley #CareerExploration @AmberMorris #IndustryAmbassadors
๐ฆ๐๐ฝ๐ฝ๐น๐ ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ถ๐ป ๐ฆ๐๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฑ๐ ๐๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ป๐ด๐ถ๐ป๐ด! OEMs are raising sustainability expectations. In a new blog, Sally Wilk of WCH Professional Services, explains why ISO 14001 is now essential for manufacturers โ and how strong documentation drives longโterm success. For the complete read: https://t.co/eOgMFKYQWL
#ISO14001, #EnvironmentalManagement, #Sustainability, #ESG, #Compliance, @SallyWilk #ManufacturingExcellence, #OEMRequirements, #SupplyChain, #LeanManufacturing
๐ฆ๐บ๐ถ๐น๐ฒ๐, ๐๐ฎ๐๐ด๐ต๐๐ฒ๐ฟ, ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ผ๐น๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฎ๐ ๐๐๐ป!-- In manufacturing, we spend a lot of time focused on performance, productivity, and results. But behind every strong organization is something just as important: ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ผ๐ฝ๐น๐ฒ ๐๐ต๐ผ ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ฏ๐ผ๐๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ธ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฎ๐ฏ๐ผ๐๐ ๐ผ๐ป๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ผ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ.
Last week, the MRC team gathered to celebrate the holiday season at the Lehigh Country Clubโsurrounded by beautiful dรฉcor, familiar faces, great food, and plenty of laughter. It was especially meaningful to reconnect with former colleagues, ๐ก๐ฎ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ๐ฒ ๐ก๐ผ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฟ and ๐๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ธ ๐ฃ๐ณ๐๐ป๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฟ, and take a moment to simply enjoy being together.
Weโre sharing a few highlights from the dayโmoments, smiles, and scenery that capture the spirit of the season. ๐ช๐ถ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ผ๐ป๐ฒ ๐ฎ ๐ท๐ผ๐๐ณ๐๐น ๐ต๐ผ๐น๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฎ๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฎ ๐ฏ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ด๐ต๐ ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ ๐ฎ๐ต๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฑ.
#ManufacturingCommunity #MRCPA #HolidayReflection #TeamCulture #LehighValley #Grateful #PeopleFirst #ManufacturingLeadership
๐๐จ๐ฅ๐ข๐๐๐ฒ ๐๐ข๐ฌ๐ก๐๐ฌ! As we close out 2025, our deepest gratitude goes to the ๐ฆ๐๐ง๐ฎ๐๐๐๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐๐ซ๐ฌ ๐ฐ๐ ๐ฌ๐๐ซ๐ฏ๐โ the innovators, problemโsolvers, and builders who strengthen our region every day. Your resilience and commitment inspire everything we do at MRC.
To our ๐ฉ๐๐ซ๐ญ๐ง๐๐ซ๐ฌ who champion manufacturing across our region and help make our work possible, Thank You! To our ๐๐จ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐จ๐ฐ๐๐ซ๐ฌ ๐๐ง๐ ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฉ๐ฉ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ๐๐ซ๐ฌ, thank you for staying connected and championing the work of this incredible community. And to the MRC team, thank you for your dedication to helping manufacturers adapt, grow, and thrive.
๐๐๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ฒ ๐๐จ๐ฅ๐ข๐๐๐ฒ๐ฌ ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฆ ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐๐ง๐ญ๐ข๐ซ๐ ๐ญ๐๐๐ฆ! We're so grateful for your continued support and collaboration this year. May your holidays be filled with peace, joy, and good health. May 2026 bring you abundant growth and exciting opportunities. ๐๐ก๐๐๐ซ๐ฌ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ ๐ ๐ซ๐๐๐ญ ๐ฒ๐๐๐ซ ๐๐ก๐๐๐!
#ManufacturingLeadership #ManufacturingCommunity #SmartManufacturing #MRCPA #TeamMRC #SeasonOfGratitude #ManufacturingMatters #Partnerships #HappyHolidays
๐๐๐๐ผ๐บ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ฆ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐๐ ๐ช๐ถ๐๐ต ๐ฃ๐ฒ๐ผ๐ฝ๐น๐ฒ! ๐ฆ๐ต๐ฎ๐๐ป ๐๐๐ฟ๐บ๐ฎ๐ป explains why automation succeeds only when people and training come first. To read the fulll blog: https://t.co/71B62JVSYN
#Automation#Manufacturing#Industry40#PeopleFirst#SmartManufacturing #MRCMEP
๐๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐จ๐ฒ๐๐ ๐๐ฉ๐จ๐ญ๐ฅ๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ญ: ๐๐ข๐ญ๐๐ก๐๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐๐จ๐๐๐๐ฆ๐, ๐๐ฆ๐ฉ๐จ๐ฐ๐๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ซ๐ฌ ๐ข๐ง ๐๐ง๐ ๐ฅ๐ข๐ฌ๐ก ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ฉ๐๐ง๐ข๐ฌ๐ก! Today weโre excited to celebrate ๐๐ข๐ญ๐๐ก๐๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐๐จ๐๐๐๐ฆ๐, ๐๐๐๐๐๐ซ๐ฌ๐ก๐ข๐ฉ ๐๐๐ฏ๐๐ฅ๐จ๐ฉ๐ฆ๐๐ง๐ญ & ๐๐ซ๐๐ข๐ง๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐ญ๐ซ๐๐ญ๐๐ ๐ฒ ๐๐๐ง๐๐ ๐๐ซ, whose dedication and bilingual expertise help strengthen MRCโs growing training and leadership development initiatives.
Mitchell plays an essential role in supporting MRCโs workforce programs, delivering leadership training that is engaging, accessible, and grounded in real-world application. Her ability to ๐๐๐๐ข๐ฅ๐ข๐ญ๐๐ญ๐ ๐๐ง๐ ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฉ๐ฉ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ ๐ฉ๐ซ๐จ๐ ๐ซ๐๐ฆ๐ฌ ๐ข๐ง ๐๐จ๐ญ๐ก ๐๐ง๐ ๐ฅ๐ข๐ฌ๐ก ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ฉ๐๐ง๐ข๐ฌ๐ก allows MRC to reach and empower a broader workforce โ expanding opportunities for learning and advancement across our region.
๐๐ก๐๐ง๐ค ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ, ๐๐ข๐ญ๐๐ก๐๐ฅ๐ฅ! Weโre grateful for your energy, your heart for people, and your impact on MRCโs training programs โ in both English and Spanish.
#LeadershipDevelopment #WorkforceTraining #LearningAndDevelopment #BilingualTraining #SpanishSkills #ProfessionalGrowth
๐๐ก๐๐ญ ๐ก๐๐ฉ๐ฉ๐๐ง๐ฌ ๐ฐ๐ก๐๐ง ๐๐๐๐ง ๐ญ๐ซ๐๐ข๐ง๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฆ๐๐๐ญ๐ฌ ๐ก๐จ๐ฅ๐ข๐๐๐ฒ ๐ ๐ข๐ฏ๐ข๐ง๐ ? Evan Jones of The Morning Call tells the story how teams from Just Born, Lutron, Northeast Products & Services, and Ocean Spray built 40 bikes in just 32 minutes during MRCโs Santaโs STANDARD WORKshop. All bikes were donated to Community Bike Works to support youth across the Lehigh Valley. Read the full story and view the amazing photo carousel: https://t.co/LHrEiKk6s7
#JustBorn, #Lutron, #NortheastProductsandServices, #OceanSpray, #SantasSTANDARDWORKshop, #LeanLearning, #CommunityImpace, #MorningCall
๐๐ข๐ฏ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐ก๐๐ง๐ค๐ฌ! This Thanksgiving season, all of us at the Manufacturers Resource Center (MRC) want to extend our deepest gratitude to the incredible manufacturers who power Pennsylvaniaโs economy, create good jobs, and turn big ideas into reality every single day.
To our valued partners and community organizations, thank you for your unwavering collaboration and support. Your trust and shared vision are what magnify our impact. Together, weโre building stronger futures for our region.
And a special shoutout to our CEO, Richard Hobbs, and our dedicated MRC team, whose passion and commitment make it all possible. Youโre the heart of everything we do.
To everyone, we wish you a holiday filled with joy, warmth, and plenty of reasons to be thankful!
#Thankful #Thanksgiving2025 #HappyThanksgiving #LehighValleyMade #ManufacturingPA #MRCPA
๐ ๐๐ฉ๐จ๐ญ๐ฅ๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ญ ๐จ๐ง ๐๐ฑ๐๐๐ฅ๐ฅ๐๐ง๐๐ ๐ข๐ง ๐๐๐ง๐ฎ๐๐๐๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐Weโre proud to share that Evan Jones of The Morning Call has featured ๐๐ซ๐๐๐ข๐ฌ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐๐จ๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐๐๐ซ๐ฌ (๐๐๐) โ MRCโs 2025 Manufacturer of the Year โ in an in-depth article celebrating their global impact.
Congratulations to @Ed Gumina and the entire PRG team on this well-deserved recognition! Read the full Morning Call story here: https://t.co/LxOp1FmLY2
Bonus! Take a Morning Call tour of PRG โ 34 photos: https://t.co/wxH9pSUuxW
#ManufacturingExcellence #LehighValley #PrecisionManufacturing #AdvancedManufacturing #MRCPA #ManufacturerOfTheYear
Short-term wins or long-term growth? Why not both. Our latest article explores how manufacturers can boost margins and invest in the futureโwith help from MRC. Read the full article: https://t.co/Kj3rOP5wlC
#ManufacturingStrategy#SmartTech#OperationalExcellence#MRCImpact #Industry40