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We are the beacon for pro-business policies. Guiding businesses to interact with lawmakers and engage their employees in advocacy work.
Events & Resources
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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.
Our Work Adds Up
Our GRCA membership has been incredibly refreshing, connecting us with outstanding, highly skilled professionals who have enhanced our office’s productivity in just one year. We look forward to continuing to build on this strong foundation and deepening the relationships and opportunities it has already created.
isaiah gomez, executive director
365 Health Services, LLC
Event Calendar
Intro to Excel – August 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…
Advanced Excel – September 2026
Lunch&Learn – From Fear to Flourishing (Sept 2026)
Certified AI Leader Workshop — AI Explorer
W2W – Confidence is Your First Defense (Sept. 2026)
Intro to Excel – August 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…
Advanced Excel – September 2026
Lunch&Learn – From Fear to Flourishing (Sept 2026)
Certified AI Leader Workshop — AI Explorer
W2W – Confidence is Your First Defense (Sept. 2026)
Intro to Excel – August 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…
Advanced Excel – September 2026
Certified AI Leader Workshop — AI Explorer
W2W – Confidence is Your First Defense (Sept. 2026)
Lead Worker Certificate Program AM – Fall 2026
From the Blog
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In the News
GRCA’s Alex Roché appointed to RHA Board of Commissioners
Reading, PA – The Greater Reading Chamber Alliance (GRCA) is thrilled to announce that Alex Roché, GRCA’s Director of Advocacy, has been appointed to the Reading Housing Authority (RHA) Board of …