{"id":147185,"date":"2026-01-19T21:24:46","date_gmt":"2026-01-20T02:24:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?p=147185"},"modified":"2026-01-19T21:24:46","modified_gmt":"2026-01-20T02:24:46","slug":"ccedc-to-celebrate-ribbon-cutting-ceremony-of-the-palmerton-public-market","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?p=147185","title":{"rendered":"CCEDC to Celebrate Ribbon Cutting Ceremony  of the Palmerton Public Market"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Palmerton, PA \u2013<\/strong>\u00a0The Carbon Chamber &amp; Economic Development Corporation (CCEDC), in proud partnership with the Greater Lehigh Valley Chamber of Commerce, is excited to announce the official ribbon cutting for the Palmerton Public Market, one of Carbon County\u2019s most\u00a0anticipated\u00a0new community destinations. The celebration will take place on\u00a0Friday, January 23, from 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM, with the official ribbon cutting at\u00a012:30 PM.<\/p>\n<p>After months of anticipation, the Palmerton Public Market has transformed the former Shea&#8217;s Hardware space in downtown Palmerton into a vibrant hub for local commerce and small-business spirit. The market brings together more than a dozen local vendors and artisans under one roof, offering\u00a0fresh farm goods, handcrafted products, specialty foods, wine, coffee, and more.<\/p>\n<p>Vendors include longtime favorites like\u00a0AK Farms LLC\u00a0and\u00a0Sleepy Cat Urban Winery, along with unique offerings from\u00a0River Rock Bean + Brew Mobile Bar,\u00a0S &amp; E Natural Soaps, and\u00a0KupKake\u00a0Kandi,\u00a0showcasing\u00a0the best of local creativity and entrepreneurship. During the ribbon cutting celebration, vendors will be\u00a0open for business, with\u00a0pop-up vendors on site, offering\u00a0samples, raffle opportunities, and items for purchase, giving attendees a full experience of the\u00a0market\u2019s\u00a0offerings.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Palmerton Public Market is more than a place to shop\u2014it\u2019s a gathering spot where neighbors connect, local businesses thrive, and visitors can experience the creativity and talent of our community,\u201d said\u00a0Kylie Adams-Weiss, Senior Vice President, Carbon Chamber &amp; Economic Development Corporation. \u201cWe can\u2019t wait to welcome everyone to see this new downtown destination in action and celebrate the entrepreneurs who make it possible.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Community members, local leaders, and supporters are invited to join the celebration, meet market vendors, tour the space, and enjoy the festivities. Whether\u00a0you\u2019re\u00a0a longtime supporter of local business or looking for unique products and experiences, this ribbon cutting is an event you\u00a0won\u2019t\u00a0want to miss.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Event Details:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Date:\u00a0Friday<\/strong>,\u00a0January 23, 2026<\/p>\n<p><strong>Time:\u00a0<\/strong>12:00 PM \u2013\u00a01:00\u00a0PM<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ribbon Cutting:<\/strong>\u00a012:30 PM<\/p>\n<p><strong>Location:\u00a0<\/strong>Palmerton Public Market,\u00a0270 Delaware Ave, Palmerton,\u00a0PA<\/p>\n<p><strong>Learn more:\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/udk6bzdab.cc.rs6.net\/tn.jsp?f=001zV8H-nbhgrlssesm3zpypc99WC4asw27W0sn5wHt5FIFzmAamzM5PDOCFj1FZ9-6_LSsLTXjX7CHPUtZ7fj6fBKxSR3zcvZU5naEybzOFUxUxUs-nxmMMBiwjWCistHCph_XHc0UteqlrVldrRNlWQ1xwJCwS-AXaOMtP6G2OczJ7TVbB6pD11eisWM8hkAn5NEOFVOXjN7XckPwLo2eYLBLNE38fo-h2aMI0OlHovd2QLA2NPodZa28I7rWAToLrByoXPe0XiZhnshU3rDAXaxhgMOi-yJnLNhc6GDeLUaXDAk1ExzObQAI2KVLlk3GPL_piEQxfLI=&amp;c=Zbd5SZ-nx1JGW1BucdMcqGb5wuCUZLt5vqLro_ERJP54rcmw8h4muw==&amp;ch=BU97hfK9gRjSwoatMXTwwzk-tm9L-tQDV5uF0ntTYseX74RxBpBvuA==\">https:\/\/business.carboncountychamber.org\/events\/details\/palmerton-public-market-ribbon-cutting-ceremony-grand-opening\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>About the Chamber:<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0<em>The Carbon Chamber and Economic Development Corporation is a proud partner of the Greater Lehigh Valley Chamber of Commerce, and our purpose is to advance balanced economic growth and quality-of-life solutions in Carbon County through sustained advocacy, programs and services for our members, key stakeholders and the communities we serve.. We accomplish this through business-to-business networking events and marketing products, affinity programs and exclusive, money saving member benefits, training programs, government affairs initiatives and public policy advocacy, and community development enterprises.\u00a0As a partner of the Greater Lehigh Valley Chamber, we are the largest in Pennsylvania and New Jersey, and in the top ten nationwide.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Information provided to TVL by:<br \/>\nKylie Adams-Weiss<br \/>\nCarbon Chamber &amp; Economic Development Corporation<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Palmerton, PA \u2013\u00a0The Carbon Chamber &amp; Economic Development Corporation (CCEDC), in proud partnership with the Greater Lehigh Valley Chamber of Commerce, is excited to announce the official ribbon cutting for &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?p=147185\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">CCEDC to Celebrate Ribbon Cutting Ceremony  of the Palmerton Public Market<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":147186,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[69,482],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-147185","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-in-the-valley","category-press-release-2"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"acf":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Palmerton-ribbon-cutting.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/147185"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=147185"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/147185\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/147186"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=147185"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=147185"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=147185"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}