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Berks lawmakers discuss minimum wage, education and welfare to work at legislative breakfast - 6/14/2019

Tuesday, June 18, 2019

Minimum wage, welfare to work and charter cyber schools were among the topics touched on Friday at the legislative breakfast hosted by the Greater Reading Chamber Alliance at the Crowne Plaza Reading in Wyomissing. The Berks County state delegation was invited to participate in a panel discussion, and most did, including senators Judy Schwank, a Ruscombmanor Township Democrat; Katie Muth, a ...read more

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Jim Boscov: Fairgrounds Square Mall can find a new, healthy future - 6/3/2019

Tuesday, June 18, 2019

There's something troubling happening in the shopping mall industry. When a shopping mall files for bankruptcy, there are some notorious bottom-feeders that buy them for pennies on the dollar. Typically these companies are backed by hedge funds whose only interest is to squeeze every penny out of their “investment.” Their business model is to fire almost everyone and make no improvements while ...read more

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A distillery and tasting room is expected to open soon in downtown Reading - 5/16/2019

Tuesday, June 18, 2019

A distillery and tasting room is expected to open soon on Penn Street in downtown Reading. Chris Flowers, owner and distiller of Reading Distilling Guild, has started construction at 503 Penn St. and hopes to be up and running by July. Flowers said Thursday that he has been planning the distillery and tasting room since last June. “Nothing is easy, but you got to work for some things,” he ...read more

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Berks officials react to Reading Eagle bankruptcy - 3/22/2019

Tuesday, June 18, 2019

Berks County Commissioner Chairman Christian Y. Leinbach "I really believe it is a shame on two counts. One, one of the critical aspects of a free society is a free press, and right now in Berks County the primary press entity is the Reading Eagle. "Under local ownership, there is a direct connection and desire to serve the local community. I'm not sure we're going to see the same thing if ...read more

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CarbonLITE Chooses Greater Reading PA

Tuesday, May 14, 2019

Greater Reading to welcome 100+ new jobsCarbonLITE chooses Greater Reading for its East Coast location Reading, PA – CarbonLITE Holdings LLC of Los Angeles announced today that it will open a new facility in Greater Reading as its East Coast location. CarbonLITE is the largest producer of food-grade post-consumer recycled PET in the world and specializes in processing used plastic bottles in ...read more

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Stratix Systems - Greater Reading Chamber's Fastest Growing Business - 5/22/2018

Wednesday, June 27, 2018

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Sweet Ride Ice Cream Debuts - 5/22/2018

Wednesday, June 27, 2018

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Terry Bradshaw Invites Berks Business Leaders into the Huddle - 6/1/2018

Wednesday, June 27, 2018

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Comcast Introduces Gigabit Internet Service in Reading

Wednesday, June 27, 2018