Chamber Membership
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


in 2022




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: Berks County Whole Home Repair Program
Berks County Whole Home Repair Program In 2020, the Berks Alliance hosted a Community Forum in which the Federal Reserve Bank presented its research about access to home improvement loans of $15,000 or less within the Philadelphia District. Berks County had the highest loan denial rate in the district. Over 60% of all requests were…
Berks Alliance Community Forum: CONCERN
ROG Orthodontics Ribbon Cutting Event
Lunch&Learn – Historic Reading Architecture (Sept 2023)
Penn Street Market 2023
Lunch&Learn – Historic Reading Architecture (Sept 2023)
Lunch&Learn: Historic Reading Architecture Explore Reading's history through architecture without having to leave your seat! The Architects of Muhlenberg Greene are partnering with Brad Smith from the Berks History Center to present a historical panorama in honor of Fred Muhlenberg's Birthday. The presentation will highlight Fred Muhlenberg's contributions to the Reading skyline and look forward to…
CANCELLED – Networking@Night – Children's Home of Reading (Sept 2023)
Regional Business Women’s Networking Mixer (Lancaster, York & Harrisburg)
Seeing the Future – FBA October 2023
Breakfast4Success – October 2023
Emotional Intelligence in the Workplace – Late Fall 2023
Are you ready to Stand Apart from the Crowd? Today, employees are confronted with never ending change and a lack of clarity as businesses position themselves for success in the post COVID-19 world. Emotional Intelligence is more important today than any time in the last 50 years. The Carnegie Institute of Technology found that…
Intro to Excel – October 2023
ESL for Rising Leaders
Supervisor Training Module 2: Managing Performance & Developing Employees – Fall 2023
Essentials of Effective Leadership – Fall 2023
From the Blog
A powerful 401(k) solution for your and your company
By Dennis B. Pellegrini, GRCA Team of Experts for Financial Advising & Retirement Planning It is time to review your 401(k) plan, and since you are a member of the Greater Reading Chamber (GRCA), …
How We Feature Small Businesses
By Rachel Kovach, Communications & Marketing Intern, GRCA Here at GRCA, we want our members, especially small businesses, to feel recognized, welcomed and appreciated in the Greater Reading …
In the News
GRCA launching innovative talent attraction program
Connecting employers with prospective new Greater Reading residents just got easier with the launch of the Greater Reading Chamber Alliance’s (GRCA) Meet Greater Reading talent attraction program. The …