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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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    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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