Success Stories In addition to growing crops and livestock, the Burkholder family of Richmond Township have become masters of growing through PIDA loan financing. Michael and Melissa Burkholder were approved by the Pennsylvania Industrial Development Authority (PIDA) for a $400,000 loan at … [Read more...] about Keeping PIDA In The Family
What Came First: The Chicken or the Financing?
In the case of a Berks County family, it was the financing! Low interest financing that is. The Greater Reading Chamber Alliance (GRCA), recently helped procure a $400,000 state loan through the Pennsylvania Industrial Development Authority (PIDA) to build a house to raise newborn chicks into … [Read more...] about What Came First: The Chicken or the Financing?
Do Not Miss Your Opportunity
GREATER READING OPPORTUNITY ZONES In December 2017, the United States Congress added a new economic development tool called Opportunity Zones to the tax code through the Tax Cut and Jobs Act of 2017. Opportunity Zones provide federal tax benefits to investors who make equity investments from … [Read more...] about Do Not Miss Your Opportunity
What’s New, Sinking Spring?
Continuing down the road from last month's West Reading blog, Sinking Spring's main business section also sits on Penn Avenue. The businesses highlighted below are in and around the Sinking Spring area and are new or opening soon. They are great additions to the local community and could be your … [Read more...] about What’s New, Sinking Spring?
What’s New, West Reading?
West Reading is one of our community's most vibrant Downtowns. They have plenty of food, drinks and shops to explore. If you are looking to shake off your Winter blues and get ready for Spring, look no further than West Reading. In the next few months Penn Avenue will look totally different. A … [Read more...] about What’s New, West Reading?
