Wednesday, March 11th, 2026 in State College, Pennsylvania
Nittany Lion Inn, 200 W Park Ave, State College, PA 16803
8:30am to 4:30pm
The Region’s Forward-Thinking Economic Growth Event
Bringing together like-minded professionals, that have a vested interest in smart economic and industrial growth, to advance the Central Pennsylvania region.
Focus Central PA is a nonprofit regional marketing alliance with the mission to attract investment that cultivates economic growth in Central PA. Focus has been hosting Industrial Development Forums (IDF) since 2017 to bring together likeminded professionals to connect on smart economic growth and investment. IDF 2026 has an incredible line up of guests, speakers and networking events. A reception will be held Tuesday, March 10th at the Hungry Run Distillery in Lewistown, Mifflin County, PA to celebrate 250 years of innovation in industrial development. The 2026 Industrial Development Forum will kick off at 8:30am on Wednesday, March 11th at the beautiful Nittany Lion Inn, 200 W Park Ave, State College, PA 16803, located in downtown State College, Pennsylvania, near Penn State University main campus.
Who Should Attend? Planners, investors, builders, brokers, community leaders, manufacturing leaders, economic development leaders, and resource partners to network, collaborate and innovate to advance smart economic growth in Central Pennsylvania!
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Attendees of IDF 2026 will be part of:
- Celebrating industrial investment & innovation!
- Hearing from leading experts on how Artificial Intelligence (AI) is impacting smart industrial growth & innovation.
- Learning how Pennsylvania is Getting It Done to drive innovation, business growth, and competitiveness across the Commonwealth.
- Discovering directly from senior industrial leaders why they are making game-changing investments in Central Pennsylvania!
- Networking and collaborating with industrial development resource exhibitors and partners to be a part of driving smart industrial growth in Pennsylvania
Great networking event as well as informative on regional work.
This forum was a class act
Great conference. Well-run. Very good emcee/speakers/panels, good food, good vibe.
A very informative event, we really enjoyed learning more about the Central Pennsylvania region.
I highly recommend this to anyone whose work touches any aspect of industrial development. This is well worth your time.
Great event and a lot packed into one day with a lot of learning.
Great event!
During a time of significant economic disruption, the Industrial Development Forum provided a valuable venue to collaborate, get updated information and understanding of future projects and make connections to support regional growth
Great event! I look forward to participating on future events.
The forum was outstanding!
A wonderful crowd and diverse group! Our company leadership was able to make connections and in person introductions to make essential partners in the region and learn about the opportunities and challenges in economic projects.