Greater Reading Chamber Alliance

business Excellence awards

Who will stand on the stage at GRCA’s Annual Dinner receiving an award for being a top growth business? Spoiler alert: It could be you! Apply now to find out where you rank against the best of Berks County businesses.

We’re a top growth business!

Funding, Incentives & Public-Private Partnership

Join GRCA for the first installment of a new quarterly webinar series. Funding, Incentives & Public-Private Partnerships will break down the tools that help bring challenging projects to life in Berks County. From grants and tax incentives to financing programs and cross-sector collaboration, our panel will outline the resources available and explain how these pieces fit together to move projects from idea to reality.

i need to know about this!

regional chamber networking

With 100+ attendees, you will make new contacts within and outside of Berks County to grow your business and presence! Light appetizers will be served courtesy of Bear Creek Mountain Resort, along with a cash bar. We can’t wait to introduce you to our northern chambers!

let’s network!

113th annual dinner

GRCA invites you to buckle up and get ready for takeoff at its 113th Annual Dinner. Join GRCA as it welcomes Mike Massimino, former NASA Astronaut and Columbia University Engineering Professor, who will present “Be Ready for the Future: Change is Inevitable, Accept and Embrace It.” Massimino’s keynote will use lessons from NASA’s major transformations to show how embracing change—despite initial discomfort—opens the door to growth, innovation and long‑term success in any organization.

Sounds stellar!

Commerce quarterly

In this edition, learn how Julie Panzner made PhytogenX a powerhouse fueling well-known personal care brands. Plus, Gipprich Jewelers celebrates 80 years of sparkle.

Let’s dive in!

state of the county

Join GRCA for its new, annual civic briefing on Berks County’s economy and development. This premier program will feature a data-driven presentation followed by a panel discussion with the Berks County Commissioners. Commissioners Christian Y. Leinbach, Michael Rivera and Dante Santoni, Jr. will examine county-level economic trends, priorities and opportunities.

Count me in!

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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.

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community members engaged in 63 events in 2025
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“The GRCA supervisor training modules have been a huge help to our organization.  The content is relative, instructors are knowledgeable, and the format is engaging. We have sent many of our division supervisors through this training and will continue to do so. Thanks GRCA for supporting local business!”

Dan Marshall, VP of Operations

New Castle Lawn & Landscape Inc.

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Event Calendar

February 26 2026, 5:30 PM – 7:00 PM EST

Networking@Night – Hollywood Casino Morgantown (Feb 2026)

Networking@Night – Hollywood Casino Morgantown February may be the season of cold weather and warm hearts—but this Networking@Night brings the perfect mix of cozy connections and high-energy networking at one of Berks County’s most exciting venues: Hollywood Casino Morgantown.   Shake off the winter chill and spark some new professional connections as we take over…

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March 2 2026, 8:00 AM – 10:30 AM EST

Intro to Excel – March 2026

March 3 2026, 8:00 AM – 10:30 AM EST

Advanced Excel – March 2026

March 3 2026, 8:30 AM – 11:30 AM EST

Supervisor Training Module 2: Managing Performance & Developing Employees – Winter 2026

March 4 2026, 8:00 AM – 3:30 PM EST

W2W Conference & Expo 2026

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March 2 2026, 8:00 AM – 10:30 AM EST

Intro to Excel – March 2026

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…

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March 3 2026, 8:00 AM – 10:30 AM EST

Advanced Excel – March 2026

March 3 2026, 8:30 AM – 11:30 AM EST

Supervisor Training Module 2: Managing Performance & Developing Employees – Winter 2026

March 4 2026, 8:30 AM – 11:30 AM EST

Supervisor Training Module 1: Principles of Supervision – Spring 2026

March 5 2026, 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM EST

Emotional Intelligence in the Workplace – March 2026

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