The 2026 What’s So Cool About Manufacturing® contest for West Central Pennsylvania is produced by the Penn-Northwest Development Corporation in Hermitage, PA.
Voting times: Mar 25th, 2026 (12:01 am) – Mar 27th, 2026 (11:59 pm)
Awards Event
Thursday, April 9, 2026
Penn State Shenango Campus, Sharon, PA
Contest Teams
| West Middlesex Area Jr/Sr High School | Imperial Systems |
| Sharpsville Area Middle School | GW Becker, Inc. |
| Hickory High School | Wheatland Tube |
| Farrell High School | Ellwood Crankshaft Group |
| Lakeview Middle School | Wheatland Steel Processing |
| Reynolds Jr/Sr High School | Hall Manufacturing Technology |
| Grove City Area Middle School | T. Bruce Sales |
| Sharon Middle School | Zekelman Industries – Sharon Tube |
| Kennedy Catholic School | Jamestown Coating Technologies |
| New Castle Junior High School | Flowline Fittings |
| Riverside Middle School | Ellwood City Forge Group |
| Wilmington Area Jr/Sr High School | Ellwood Specialty Metals USA |
| Union Area Middle/High School | Berner International |
Sponsors
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.
Featured Manufacturers
Contest Contact
Ligaya Kurelko
Penn-Northwest Development Corporation
724.662.3705
