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 2020
in 2020
“Our involvement with the GRCA has been vital to our ability to establish business relationships — and we strongly believe in its mission to encourage business attraction, business expansion, job creation and business investment throughout Berks County.”
David Stonesifer, Managing Partner
Herbein + Company, Inc., Member since 1981
Event Calendar
Advanced Excel
Program Objective: Participants will learn how to create more advanced charts, database functions, logical formulas, creating range names, and working with large spreadsheets more efficiently. Course Outline: • Everything you can do in Pivot Tables • Consolidating Workbooks • Creating a Shared Workspace • Creating a Saved Workspace • Data Validation in Range Names…
Phoenix Physical Therapy Ribbon Cutting
Penn Street Market 2021
Berks Alliance Community Forum : Reading Downtown Plus Strategic Plan
Economic Development Council Leadership Roundtable Meeting + Mixer – Sept. 2021
Virtual Breakfast4Success – Oct. 2021
Sales & Marketing Strategies for a Remote Working World All the traditions you know and love about breakfast with the Greater Reading Chamber Alliance! Announcements about upcoming events & opportunities, recognition of new & long-standing members, and time to network…but virtually to end the 2021 year. Most importantly, Breakfast4Success features topic-driven presentations designed to inspire you to…
2021 MFG Summit
Advanced Excel
Program Objective: Participants will learn how to create more advanced charts, database functions, logical formulas, creating range names, and working with large spreadsheets more efficiently. Course Outline: • Everything you can do in Pivot Tables • Consolidating Workbooks • Creating a Shared Workspace • Creating a Saved Workspace • Data Validation in Range Names…
Essentials of Effective Leadership – Fall 2021
Supervisor Training Module 2: Managing Performance & Developing Employees – Fall 2021
From the Blog
Hispanic Heritage Month: Celebrating Latino-owned Businesses
From restaurants and retail, to banking, real estate and professional services, Latino-owned businesses in Reading are a diverse and growing segment of our local economy. Nationwide, the growth of …
2021 Mid-Year State of the Economy
By Aaron Gantz, Senior Director of Economic Development According to Naomi Young, Director, Lancaster County EDC’s Center for Regional Analysis July 2021 findings — the economy is transitioning out of …
In the News
GRCA’s Annual Dinner honors top businesses, features Sarah Thomas
The Greater Reading Chamber Alliance (GRCA) last night celebrated the Berks County business community at its Annual Dinner held at the Truck N Brew at Willow Glen Park. Nearly 600 people attended the …