News Release: 9/26/2022 - Timothy Snyder, Fleetwood Bank President-CEO, selected as PACB Chairperson for 2022-2023
Pennsylvania Association of Community Bankers (PACB) announces incoming Chairperson for 2022-2023 Fleetwood Bank is pleased to share the announcement of Timothy Snyder, president and CEO of Fleetwood Bank, being selected as the Chairperson of the Pennsylvania Association of Community Bankers for 2022-2023. Snyder is president and CEO of Fleetwood Bank, the only community bank based in Berks County, with offices in Blandon, Boyertown, Fleetwood, Kutztown, Lyons, Oley, Shoemakersville, and Wyomissing.
Greater Reading Chamber Alliance supports efforts to expand PA’s Clean Slate Program
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 program through H.R. 1826. The original Clean Slate program has helped over 1.2 million Pennsylvanians move past their mistakes, beat
Plum Creek set to expand again
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 possible in part thorough a $400,000 loan from the Pennsylvania Industrial Development Authority (PIDA). Plum Creek has committed to creating 15 new,
Greater Reading Chamber Alliance disappointed in the PA Supreme Court’s unnecessary change to medical liability venue rules
Jim Gerlach, President & CEO of the Greater Reading Chamber Alliance (GRCA) issued the following statement regarding the PA Supreme Court’s decision to roll back civil procedure rules for medical liability lawsuits. “Businesses function best with certainty. It is what drives decisions like whether to invest time and capital into Pennsylvania, adding jobs, economic activity, and tax base. Thursday’s actions by the PA Supreme Court to overturn the common-sense civil procedure rules for medical liability
Farming for the future
By Shanon Sabanos, Community Development Initiatives Coordinator, GRCA 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 280 preserved acres from Randy's father, Wilson Balthaser. Mark and his parents have constructed two poultry houses for
News Release: 8/9/2022
GRCA Staffer Appointed to PCAP Board of Directors
The Greater Reading Chamber Alliance is pleased to announce the unanimous appointment of Katie Hetherington Cunfer, Director of Government & Community Relations, to the Pennsylvania Association of Chamber Professionals (PACP) Board of Directors. PACP brings together the largest network of local chamber executives and staff in Pennsylvania. Its mission is to enhance the quality and relevance of chamber management in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. To achieve this mission, PACP provides direct
Greater Reading Chamber Alliance announces Go Buy Berks gift card program
The Greater Reading Chamber Alliance (GRCA) is launching Go Buy Berks, a Mastercard gift card that can be used at all Berks County businesses and GRCA members who accept Mastercard. This all-in-one gift card program is designed to drive dollars and marketing exposure to Berks County businesses and inspire the community to take advantage of local products and services. “Shopping local is something we can all do to assist our local economy and small business community,” said Julie Larison, Senior
