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
“Sweet Street became a GRCA member to increase engagement with fellow businesses in the community. A key benefit of membership is the various educational programs offered. Many Sweet Street employees have increased their skills and advanced their careers through supervisory and leadership training programs. Over 300 employees have participated in this training, with a total of 900 courses completed. This investment demonstrates our belief in how meaningful the GRCA courses are.”
Deb Antol, Director of Human Resources
Sweet Street Desserts, Member since 1996
Event Calendar
From Firefighting to Flow: Lean Thinking for Manufacturing Leaders
This Lunch and Learn is intentionally designed as a strategic, leadership-focused conversation. Not a traditional presentation on Lean tools and how to use them. Manufacturing leaders today are operating in constant pressure: Tight and shrinking profit margins Rising material and labor costs Supply chain disruptions and variability Increasing customer expectations for speed and reliability Capacity…
GRCA Night at the Royals 2026
Lead Worker Certificate Program AM – Late Spring 2026
Essentials of Effective Leadership Part 1 Spring 2026
Are You Ready for the Transformation Economy? Embedding Visioning as an Institutional Practice
From Firefighting to Flow: Lean Thinking for Manufacturing Leaders
This Lunch and Learn is intentionally designed as a strategic, leadership-focused conversation. Not a traditional presentation on Lean tools and how to use them. Manufacturing leaders today are operating in constant pressure: Tight and shrinking profit margins Rising material and labor costs Supply chain disruptions and variability Increasing customer expectations for speed and reliability Capacity…
GRCA Night at the Royals 2026
Lead Worker Certificate Program AM – Late Spring 2026
Essentials of Effective Leadership Part 1 Spring 2026
Are You Ready for the Transformation Economy? Embedding Visioning as an Institutional Practice
From the Blog
AI as a Strategic Accelerator — Not a Technical Tool
By Mark Dolinski, VP of Training & Professional Development, GRCA Remember when the telephone hung on the kitchen wall? When the family computer sat on a desk in the home office? Or when a …
From Policy to Practice: Understanding AI’s Growing Role in Berks County
By Julian Collazo, Marketing Communications & Development Intern, GRCA We often talk a lot about how powerful AI is. What once felt like a future concept has quickly become part of everyday life …
In the News
GBDF sells 24 acres to C&B Development LLC
Reading, Pa. – The Greater Berks Development Fund (GBDF), an affiliate of the Greater Reading Chamber Alliance (GRCA), is pleased to announce the sale of 24 acres of land to C&B Development LLC, …