Greater Reading Chamber Alliance
The Greater Reading Chamber Alliance (GRCA) is pleased to announce that it has been awarded $142, 346 for its Franklin Street Transit-Oriented Development Strategic Planning Process. State Sen. Judy Schwank Thursday outlined the Local Share Account Funding projects with this specific award coming from Category 4 licensed gaming revenues. “We are thrilled to receive these …
By Aaron Gantz, Senior Director, Economic Development Top Economic Stories in 2022 Companies Expand & Open Funding Supports Growth of Companies & Anchor Institutions Numerous Rankings Top GRCA Economic Development Accomplishments of 2022
By Aaron Gantz, Senior Director of Economic Development The Greater Reading Chamber Alliance (GRCA), formed in 2017, brought together the power of three existing business organizations serving Berks County. This strategic alignment combined numerous programs and resources under one organization. Today, the GRCA has access to, and provides tools and resources to help businesses in …
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 …
By Shanon Sabanos, Community Development Initiatives Coordinator Mark Balthaser, a young, beginning farmer, is following his family’s 130-year tradition. He has worked for his parent’s dairy and cropping operation for years. His parents, Randy and Traci, have owned and operated Northkill Creek Farms in Bernville since 2010 when they purchased their three farms made up of …