Greater Reading Chamber Alliance announces National Civics Bee Contest for Berks County students
The Greater Reading Chamber Alliance (GRCA) is partnering with the U.S. Chamber Foundation and the PA Chamber of Business & Industry to offer the National Civics Bee Contest for any sixth-, seventh- and eighth-grade student in Berks County in public, private, cyber or homeschool systems. The National Civics Bee program was started by the U.S. Chamber Foundation in 2022 and expanded to 10 states, including Pennsylvania, in 2023. The goal of the National Civics Bee is to encourage middle-school-age students
GRCA to open nomination period for business awards
The Greater Reading Chamber Alliance (GRCA) today announced that the nomination period for its Business Excellence Awards will open Tuesday, Jan. 17. The awards feature two categories separating businesses by annual revenue. Category 1 will represent businesses with $1M in annual revenue for the past three years, and Category 2 will be reserved for businesses with $250K in annual revenue for the past three years. Once again, businesses which are not headquartered in Berks County, but that can demonstrate
GRCA congratulates PA House Speaker Mark Rozzi and all Berks County delegation members
Jim Gerlach, President & CEO of the Greater Reading Chamber Alliance (GRCA), issued the following statement of congratulations and welcome to the incoming Berks County state and federal delegation members: “Congratulations to all of the new and returning members of the Berks County state and federal delegation being sworn in including Rep. Barry Jozwiak (PA -5), Rep. David Zimmerman (PA-99), Rep. Jamie Barton (PA -124), Rep. Mark Rozzi (PA-126), Rep. Manuel Guzman, Jr. (PA-127), Rep. Mark Gillen (PA-128),
GRCA introduces additions to the Greater Reading Chamber of Commerce and Industry Board
The Greater Reading Chamber Alliance (GRCA) is pleased to announce a new chairwoman, vice chairwoman, treasurer and the addition of four new board members to the Greater Reading Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GRCCI) Board. The board named Sara Kuzma-Stump, Director of Sales & Marketing, Suburban Testing Labs, Inc. as Chairwoman and Laura Haffner, Regional Bank President at Wells Fargo as Vice Chairwoman. Jack Gombach, McNees Strategic Solutions Group Government Affairs Consultant, was named
