Chamber Membership
We provide members with the tools, savings and access to connections to build a better business.
Development
We lead the way in fostering business growth, employee retention and training, and talent attraction.
Advocacy
We are the beacon for pro-business policies. Guiding businesses to interact with lawmakers and engage their employees in advocacy work.
Events & Resources
We are the catalyst for creating meaningful business relationships through networking events, signature events, programming and more!
we are greater together
We are the Greater Reading Chamber Alliance. We provide businesses with the resources they need to build, grow and thrive. Making connections, advocating for free enterprise and developing our community is our business.
Our Work Adds Up
“2020 was a unique year for MADJ Marketing. As one of the region’s newest and fastest growing advertising agencies, we found ourselves searching for new and innovative ways to continue our mission of supporting businesses and organizations in our community. While much of our community had to shut down, we spent the year implementing small business support campaigns and providing no-cost consulting assistance to both local non-profits and some of Berks County’s largest employers on how to successfully execute virtual events and continue full-service marketing and communications efforts. Through all of that, we felt that establishing membership with GRCA was necessary to continue telling our story and creating even more awareness around the MADJ brand and the services we offer.”
Kevin Bezler, President | CEO
MADJ Marketing LLC, Member since 2018
Event Calendar
Intro to Excel – July 2025
Intro to Excel© is designed to give participants basic skills to work with Excel© functions, create various simple spreadsheets, and start the learning process to become more familiar with Excel© and its cool capabilities! Some useful functions that will be taught in this course include entering data and numbers, selecting cells and ranges, proper methods…
Countdown to Tariffs: Live U.S. Trade Update
Conrad Weiser Areas School District – Situational Leadership
Advanced Excel – July 2025
Power Networking – Vintner's Table (Jul 2024)
Countdown to Tariffs: Live U.S. Trade Update
Join business leaders from across South-Central Pennsylvania for a timely virtual discussion on tariffs and the potential economic impacts of upcoming trade decisions. With a critical July 8 deadline approaching for reciprocal trade negotiations, this regional webinar will provide essential insights for businesses navigating shifting international trade policies. We are pleased to welcome Isabelle Icso,…
Power Networking – Vintner's Table (Jul 2024)
Coffee&Convos: Make AI Work for You (Aug 2025)
Annual Picnic 2025
Environmental Health & Safety Roundtable 2025
Intro to Excel – July 2025
Intro to Excel© is designed to give participants basic skills to work with Excel© functions, create various simple spreadsheets, and start the learning process to become more familiar with Excel© and its cool capabilities! Some useful functions that will be taught in this course include entering data and numbers, selecting cells and ranges, proper methods…
Advanced Excel – July 2025
Intermediate Excel – August 2025
Intro to Excel – August 2025
Sales Methods & Mastery Training Program
From the Blog
Development in Focus – June 2025
Development in Focus is GRCA’s monthly recap of key economic development activities, advocacy initiatives and upcoming opportunities shaping Greater Reading. Each edition highlights efforts to drive …
Project Nominations Underway for Key Regional Recognition
By Aaron Gantz, Vice President of Economic Development & Strategy, GRCA The fifth Building Berks Awards & Expo returns Tuesday, September 9, at the iconic GoggleWorks Center for the Arts in …
In the News
Local family receives PIDA loan to purchase Shoemakersville farm
Reading, Pa. – The Greater Berks Development Fund (GBDF), an affiliate of the Greater Reading Chamber Alliance (GRCA), is pleased to announce that it has helped secure a $310,000 Pennsylvania …