Greater Reading Chamber Alliance
By Katie Hetherington Cunfer, Director of Government & Community Relations It’s fall. The leaves are beautiful, the air is brisk, and everything has pumpkin spice in it — including things like SPAM, which is wrong on so many levels. It’s also time to VOTE! Election day is Tuesday, Nov. 8. The last day to register …
By Rachael Romig, Senior Director of Events & Special Programs Here are eight great reasons to attend the tastiest event of the year. Support Local: One of the most important ways to give back and build our community’s economy is shopping local! Each year, Small Business Saturday takes place at the end of November, so …
By Katherine Hetherington Cunfer, Director of Government & Community Relations, GRCA Tuesday, Nov. 8 is the date of the 2022 General Election, an important day in Pennsylvania. Voters can choose pivotal state and federal leaders that will make decisions that affect our daily lives for the next two to six years. Participation in this basic …
Jim Gerlach, President & CEO of the Greater Reading Chamber Alliance (GRCA) today sent a letter to the Berks County state delegation members detailing GRCA’s support for H.B. 1826, Expansion of the Clean Slate Program to include nonviolent, low-level drug-related felonies. The statement read: “GRCA members support the bipartisan effort to expand the Clean Slate …
Plum Creek Farm, LLC is set for another expansion at its Penn Township location at 5035 Bernville Road. The rapidly growing ice cream, food and farm market operation is preparing to construct a 4,800-square-foot pretzel manufacturing facility. This will be in addition to its 12,000-square-foot building, constructed in 2020. The $1.7 million project is made …