The Lehigh Valley is entering its 10th year of a program to encourage young people to consider careers in manufacturing. 

More than 1,000 people packed into SteelStacks in Bethlehem to learn “What’s So Cool About Manufacturing,” and to learn the results of the annual video contest that pairs middle school students with 28 Lehigh Valley manufacturers to promote careers in manufacturing. 

Voting begins soon for the “What’s So Cool About Manufacturing?” contest in the Lehigh Valley. 

As the weather gets cooler, so does manufacturing for middle school students in the Greater Lehigh Valley. 

Voting begins today for the eighth year of the “What’s So Cool About Manufacturing” Lehigh Valley contest.

The counties have begun their fifth year of the video competition organized by the Manufacturer’s Resource Center that pairs students with manufacturers in the region to learn about manufacturing careers.

The Manufacturers Resource Center is launching its eighth “What’s So Cool About Manufacturing” contest in the Lehigh Valley. And with eight years of student video entries of the workings of area manufacturers saved up it is launching a comprehensive library of those student videos.

Reading Southern Middle School in Reading and Springhouse Middle School in South Whitehall Township, were among those honored Tuesday during the “Best of PA” statewide finals for the “What’s so Cool About Manufacturing” program.

Next week, 22 teams of middle schoolers will be competing for top honors in a virtual statewide What’s So Cool About Manufacturing virtual event, the “Best of PA” Statewide Awards.

The 7th annual What’s So Cool About Manufacturing? video contest drew a record-breaking number of votes and more than 1,000 people to the award show last night to celebrate the winning entries at ArtsQuest Center in Bethlehem.