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2016 Good News In Greater ReadingGreat
Let’s talk about 2016 in Greater Reading. So what happened? How did we do? Are there really good things happening in Berks County? Yes! The Greater Reading community saw growth numbers on several fronts and announced successful company expansions. Our GDP is growing, private and public investment is high and Greater R...
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WHAT’S NEXT FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IN BERKS COUNTY
Every year we take a look at the economic development trends at the global, national and state level to better understand how they will affect our local strategies in the coming year. Developing predictions in response to recent trends allows us to proactively develop strategic actions, and better position Berks Count...
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Manufacturing Remains Strong in Greater Reading
Greater Reading has deep manufacturing roots. Today the region maintains its reputation as a global manufacturing center — home to both domestic and international companies representing specialty metals, plastics, food products and more. In addition, manufacturing in Greater Reading is among the top metropolitan areas...
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Greater Reading Economic Development Update
2016, as we knew it would be, has been a year focused on rebuilding our industrial property inventory in Berks County. We have a number of land developments in the queue and need to get them to the point where we are ready for the shovel in the ground. Because as we know in the world of development – dirt is not a sit...
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How Main Street Programs Fuel Economic Development
Have you seen the news? Recently THREE main street programs in Greater Reading were recognized as Nationally Accredited programs. We’re excited about the news and want to tell you why this is important for economic development. Talent Attraction & Retention Probably the most obvious reason main street programs are imp...
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The Millennials Are Coming What Does this Mean for Economic Development?
Has anyone else heard the word “Millennials” recently? This word lumps a large group of people born between the early 1980’s and the early 2000’s into a group people are paying A LOT of attention to as of late. Why should we care about this group of late teens to early 30 somethings? According to the PEW Research Cent...
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Why we should be ready for disruptions (and you should too!)
The Economic Partnership recently attended the Foreign Direct Investment conference and one thing was clear – the way we do business is changing. If communities and companies don’t adapt they are going to be left behind. Some of the changes are forced, some are a choice. So, what is predicted to be coming down the pip...
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What is One of the Best Business Incentives?
Not everyone wants money. Really you might say? What do I mean by that? Not every company who is interested in a new business location or in expanding their business wants a business loan from the state – no matter what the interest rate. Whether it is an issue of timing, having adequate capital in hand, not being abl...
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Manufacturing Rebound Benefits Greater Reading, Pennsylvania
The rebound in U.S. manufacturing is being experienced firsthand in our region, a long-time and resilient home for manufacturing and industry. As the primary marketer for Greater Reading, Pennsylvania, we’ve seen inquiries from companies and site selection groups growing steadily over the past four years. They reached...
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WHAT’S NEXT FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IN BERKS COUNTY
Every year the Economic Partnership takes stock of the economic development trends at the global, state, and local level to begin to strategize for the coming year. Developing predictions in response to recent trends not only allows the organization to proactively develop strategic actions, but also to continually pos...
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The Top Resources for Startups
In today’s globally accessible market, developing a startup takes much more than a great idea. To be truly successful, it’s important to take advantage of the wealth of resources available to you. Various organizations, publications, and influential people are certainly out there to point you in the right direction. T...
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The Importance of Economic Development Organizations
In order to ensure the current and future success of businesses in a particular area, many state and regional governments enlist the help of economic development organizations (or “agencies”). In most cases, these organizations work with businesses and/or local government to act in the interest of local businesses, se...
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Greater Reading Races to the Top
Here is more proof that Greater Reading, PA is heading in the right direction. The Labor Market 150 Index, a new quarterly ranking from EMSI and CareerBuilder, assesses the labor market performance of the nation’s 150 largest metro areas. Greater Reading, PA ranks 4th out of 150 in Job Quality for 2014. The index comb...
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#MFGDAYBERKS
In 2012 the Greater Reading Economic Partnership (GREP) launched a marketing campaign, Careers in 2 Years (CI2Y). This campaign is designed to target middle and high school aged students and their parents to consider career and technology school as a viable option for their future. This year, GREP launched Careers in...
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Companies Expanding in Greater Reading, PA
Greater Reading, PA has continued to experience growth from within. Over the last three years, over 20 existing companies have expanded their operations. This is an important sign not only in our immediate local economy, but also in the regional, national and global economy. While there are a variety of factors at pla...
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SITE SELECTION? MORE LIKE SITE ELIMINATION
Why would a business headquartered on the West Coast or abroad want to do an expansion of its operations in Berks County? To start, we have over 100 million people within overnight drive; we have a significantly lower cost for doing business than nearby East Coast metro areas, which includes the cost of real estate an...
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