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Our Work Adds Up
“Having been a participant in the Supervisory training class myself, as well as sending both office and shop employees through the different levels of Supervisory training, I’ve witnessed firsthand the positive impact the training provides. Our employees greatly appreciate the investment we make in their professional development, and GRCA provides exactly what we are looking for.”
Shawn Trexler, Executive vice president of operations
Promise to Perform Industries, Inc., Members since 2024
Event Calendar
Berks Alliance Community Forum: Hope for the Homeless
Hope for the Homeless: Hope Rescue Mission and the Lighthouse According to the U. S. Census Bureau 2023 Point in Time Survey, over 12,500 Pennsylvanians were homeless on a given day. For 130 years, Hope Rescue Mission has been a place of refuge for the homeless in Berks County. The shelter provides meals, shelter and…
Networking@Night – Bobcat of Reading (Nov 2024)
Intro to Excel – Late November 2024
Coffee&Convos: Accountant vs. Quickbooks (Dec 2024)
GRCA Ribbon Cutting | First Commonwealth FCU
Networking@Night – Bobcat of Reading (Nov 2024)
Networking@Night – Bobcat of Reading GRCA's premier networking event, N@N is exclusively open to GRCA members to attend. Attendees can expect an average of 50 other GRCA members ready to network in a local business. Bobcat of Reading is your local Bobcat Dealership! Join them for Networking @ Night, including appetizers and drinks, networking with…
Coffee&Convos: Accountant vs. Quickbooks (Dec 2024)
Wells Fargo Economic Forecast Breakfast – 2024
Women2Women – Emotional Intelligence for Leaders – Dec. 2024
Power Networking – (Dec 2024)
Intro to Excel – Late November 2024
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…
Unlock the Power of Emotional Intelligence in the Workplace
Intro to Excel – January 2025
Lead Worker Certificate Program AM – Winter 2025
Intermediate Excel – January 2025
From the Blog
Celebrate the Season in Kutztown
By Barbara Vogelgesang, Outreach Director, Kutztown Community Partnership As the first snowflakes begin to fall and festive lights twinkle against the winter sky, Kutztown transforms into a holiday …
Resources for Small Business Saturday success
The Greater Reading Chamber Alliance (GRCA) is a proud supporter of small, local businesses, which are essential to the economic vitality of our region. Download any of the resources below to help …
In the News
GBDF secures grant funding for three local entities
The Greater Berks Development Fund (GBDF) an affiliate of the Greater Reading Chamber Alliance (GRCA), is pleased to announce that it helped secure more than $720,000 in Local Share Account-Statewide …