The president and CEO of the Greater Lehigh Valley Chamber of Commerce, Tony Iannelli, was recently awarded a Special Recognition for Regional Leadership at the 2017 Lehigh Valley Economic Development Corp. annual meeting.

The award honored Iannelli for his vision and hard work in advancing economic growth in the Lehigh Valley and pulling together the business community.

During Iannelli’s career at the chamber, he has brought together more than 30 local chambers, business councils and policy committees into one regional organization creating the largest chamber organization in Pennsylvania and New Jersey.

Today, the GLVCC extends from Carbon County to Warren County, New Jersey, and is the seventh-largest business-boosting group in the country.