Annual business expo slated for June 14

ORANGE >> The Orange Economic Development Corp. will hold the 15th annual Orange Business and Community Expo from 11 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. June 14 at the High Plains Community Center, 525 Orange Center Road.

“We are excited to celebrate the 15th Anniversary of the Expo and have many exciting things planned,” Executive Director Annemarie Sliby said in a release.

Booth space is available for business to “showcase your business, products or service, sell your products on site, and network with business vendors/attendees,” the relesae said. Space is priced at $300 for an 8-foot booth, which includes pipe and drape, linen topped-skirted table and one chair, the release said. All vendors’ business information will be listed in the Event Program; their marketing materials included in Event Welcome Bags; company name listed in OrangeLife Magazine; an entry into the Vendor/Sponsor appreciation raffle; exhibitor lanyards; and activities, according to the release. Booths with electricty are very limited, but may be provided for an additional $100. Those interested in becoming a vendor can regiser online at the OEDC website, OrangeEDC.com/events_activities, or call the OEDC office at 203-891-1045.

For businesses unable to participate in the expo but wanting a presence, for $75, marketing materials will be included in the Event Welcome Bags, which go to all attendees and vendor. Ads can also be placed in the Event Program; sizes and prices vary. Call 203-8911045 for information.

Vendors already on tap for this year’s expo include Amity Insurance & Financial Services, Beardsley Zoo, Casanova Remodeling, Crunch Fitness, Floman Depaola Law Firm, Morgan Stanley, StateFarm Insurance, Universtiy of New Haven, and more. A complete list of vendors is available on the OEDC website.

The Expo is free and open to the public. Sponsors include: Gold: Cohen and Wolf, NORTHEAST Electronics Corporation, Orange Economic Development Commission, Taylor Rental/Party Plus, University of New Haven, Yale University; and Bronze: Connex Credit Union, People’s Bank Shop and Pewter: The Eagle Leasing Company and ShopRite/Garafalo Markets LLC.

For more information, call 203-891-1045 or visit OrangeEDC.com.