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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
“Being GRCA members for 40 years has afforded Prospectus Berco opportunities to grow our business contacts, learn and network at so many quality events, and share our story like in the recent extraordinary video article on the history and exceptional value of Prospectus Berco to the Greater Reading community.”
Jody Wagner, Executive Director & Ceo
Prospectus Berco, Members since 1984
Event Calendar
Berks Alliance Community Forum: Spotlight on GoggleWorks Master Plan: Planning for the Neighborhood
Spotlight on GoggleWorks Master Plan: Planning for the Neighborhood Join us to learn about the GoggleWorks’ Master Plan and the community coalition that is creating pathways to artistic exploration, environmental sustainability, and shared prosperity in Reading’s 6th Ward. The plan envisions using the arts to help revitalize and transform the neighborhood adjacent to the Goggleworks…
Power Networking – (Dec 2024)
Advocacy Sponsorship 2025
Economic Development Investment 2025
FBA Sponsorship 2025
Power Networking – (Dec 2024)
Power Networking at Kutztown University Enjoy a delicious lunch and 1.5 hours of pure, uninterrupted networking in a structured yet comfortable setting. Be sure to bring your business cards as you make new friends and business contacts! Every attendee will have the opportunity to deliver a 30-to-60-second elevator pitch and exchange business cards. Open to GRCA Members…
Berks County Commissioners Breakfast 2025
Intro to Excel – January 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…
Lead Worker Certificate Program AM – Winter 2025
Intermediate Excel – January 2025
Intro to Excel PM Session – January 2025
Advanced Excel – January 2025
From the Blog
Looking ahead to 2025, the Pennsylvania legislature must maintain a collaborative spirit
By Alex Rochè, Director of Advocacy I am not sure if you saw, but in early November, there was an election. Given the nearly 1 billion dollars spent in Pennsylvania on federal election ads, I am not …
Development in Focus – Nov. 2024
Development in Focus is a monthly recap of the activities GRCA has participated in to drive economic growth, foster collaboration and support businesses across the Greater Reading community. We share …
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 …