Pennsylvania was recognized as one of the top state pavilions at America\u2019s 250th birthday celebration, receiving one of the event\u2019s \u201cBest in Show\u201d honors during the closing ceremony at the Great American State Fair on the National Mall.<\/p>\n
The recognition comes just weeks after Senators Dave McCormick (R-PA) and John Fetterman (D-PA) partnered with U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins and a coalition of 55 Pennsylvania organizations, businesses, and industry partners to ensure the Commonwealth had a pavilion at the Great American State Fair. The bipartisan effort was made possible entirely through private partnerships without the use of a single taxpayer dollar.
Joining Senators McCormick and Fetterman in this effort were the Pennsylvania Chamber of Business and Industry, PennAg Industries Association, and the Pennsylvania Manufacturers\u2019 Association (PMA), alongside more than 50 additional Pennsylvania organizations, businesses, and industry partners whose support helped bring the Commonwealth\u2019s exhibit to life.<\/p>\n
\u201cPennsylvania\u2019s story is America\u2019s story, and this recognition is a tribute to everyone who helped bring that story to life,\u201d said Senator McCormick. \u201cFrom Independence Hall and Valley Forge to our farms, factories, and innovators, the Commonwealth has shaped our nation for 250 years. I\u2019m grateful to Senator Fetterman, Secretary Rollins, and our outstanding Pennsylvania partners for ensuring Pennsylvania had a presence worthy of our history.\u201d
\u201cI\u2019m incredibly proud of all the Pennsylvanians that showed up to make sure our Commonwealth had the spotlight it deserved right there on the National Mall during America\u2019s 250th birthday. It earned this recognition,\u201d said Senator Fetterman. \u201cWhat makes Pennsylvania truly awesome are the men, women, and children who call it home. Our farmers, steelworkers, small business owners, and so many more. Those who visited the pavilion got to see a glimpse of some of the very best of us and our history, and I\u2019m grateful to Senator McCormick, Secretary Rollins, and all who made this a massive success.\u201d<\/p>\n
The Pennsylvania pavilion highlights the Commonwealth\u2019s central role in America\u2019s story \u2014 from the signing of the Declaration of Independence and the sacrifices at Valley Forge to Gettysburg, the Arsenal of Democracy, and the Commonwealth\u2019s continued leadership in agriculture, manufacturing, energy, innovation, and small business. Visitors also explored exhibits featuring many of Pennsylvania\u2019s iconic companies and products, spotlighting the industries and communities driving the Commonwealth\u2019s economy today.<\/p>\n
During the closing ceremony, Freedom 250 recognized several outstanding state pavilions from across the country. Pennsylvania received one of the event\u2019s \u201cBest in Show\u201d honors, recognizing the Commonwealth\u2019s exhibit as one of the premier state pavilions at the Great American State Fair.
Representatives from Senator McCormick\u2019s office accepted the Best in Show award during a recognition ceremony on the Freedom Stage Friday afternoon at the Great American State Fair.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Pennsylvania was recognized as one of the top state pavilions at America\u2019s 250th birthday celebration, receiving one of…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":240984,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[7923,103505,10908,99505,28,30,29,11335,85,78388],"class_list":["post-240983","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-pennsylvania","tag-american","tag-ennsylvania","tag-fair","tag-great","tag-pennsylvania","tag-pennsylvania-headlines","tag-pennsylvania-news","tag-show","tag-state","tag-wins"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/240983","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=240983"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/240983\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/240984"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=240983"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=240983"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=240983"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}