Greater Reading Chamber Alliance
The Greater Reading Chamber Alliance (GRCA) continues to work on growing the Greater Reading area. As 2019 winds down, let’s look back on the impact GRCA has made since it was formed in 2017. Events: GRCA events are some of the most popular professional events in the Greater Berks region. From Women2Women to Diversity …
For the second time in two years, the Reading Chamber Alliance (GRCA) participated in the Cost of Living Index through Council for Community and Economic Research (C2ER). C2ER weighs the cost of living information relative to government survey data on expenditure patterns for the top fifth of earners. There are 6 main areas that make …
A collaboration between GoggleWorks Center for the Arts + Penn State Berks GoggleWorks Center for the Arts has long served as a downtown Reading mecca for creative exploration, hands-on learning, and access to the arts in countless forms. From hands-on classes in ceramics to drawing to painting to printmaking, and a number of workshops in …
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 its July 2019 board meeting. This low-interest loan was part of a 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 egg laying hens, also known as chicken pullet house. …