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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
GRCA has been instrumental in our growth as a locally owned family business and shares our vision of strengthening our community by finding ways to connect local employers with a strong candidate pipeline. On behalf of the entire team here at Gage, we value our partnership and are grateful for the people and the programs at GRCA that support our vision in creating a more sustainable community.
Kristi Gage-Linderman, COO & Owner
Gage Personnel, Member since 1985
Event Calendar
Berks Alliance Community Forum: Spotlight on Total Experience Learning
Spotlight on Total Experience Learning Total Experience Learning® is an award-winning methodology that encourages interdisciplinary learning through student-led experiences. Total Experience Learning (TExpL®) provides educators with the project management framework they need to take an innovative approach to learning. With this hands-on approach, students feel engaged and empowered to pursue their interests and passions, while…
Essentials of Effective Leadership – Fall 2024
GRCA Executive Leadership Academy – Effective Executive Leadership for High Performance
Networking@Night – Berks Trust Building (Oct 2024)
Supervisor Training Module 2: Managing Performance & Developing Employees – Fall 2024
Networking@Night – Berks Trust Building (Oct 2024)
Networking@Night – Berks Trust Building 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. Join us for an exciting networking event at the Berks Trust Building in the heart of downtown Reading! This event…
2024 Manufacturing (MFG) Summit
Go Taste Berks 2024 – All Month Long!
Chamber Trip – Irish Charm 11/4-11/12
Environmental Health & Safety Roundtable 2024
Essentials of Effective Leadership – Fall 2024
Great leaders need to constantly sharpen and improve their skills. Companies that continually develop these leaders are more likely to retain them and those they manage. Essentials of Effective Leadership is a five-session program that immerses attendees into the effective leader's model of humility, intention, accountability and integrity. Diamond Credit Union's Greg Keck reflected on the…
GRCA Executive Leadership Academy – Effective Executive Leadership for High Performance
Supervisor Training Module 2: Managing Performance & Developing Employees – Fall 2024
Leading Through Change
Intro to Excel – November 2024
From the Blog
Empowering Voices: The Importance of Voter Registration in Berks County
By Alex Roche, Director of Advocacy, GRCA As the Director of Advocacy at the Greater Reading Chamber Alliance (GRCA), I often find myself in the delightful position of juggling reading policy, going …
Driving Innovation: 10th Annual Manufacturing Summit Returns
By Keith Stamm, Director of Workforce Development The manufacturing industry has played a crucial role in shaping Berks County’s economy for decades. As one of Pennsylvania’s key industrial …
In the News
GRCA wins PEDA marketing award
Reading, Pa. – The Greater Reading Chamber Alliance (GRCA) is pleased to announce it was recognized by the Pennsylvania Economic Development Association (PEDA) as the winner of the …