Quarterly Newsletter

BerksIDA is pleased to announce Jeremy Zaborowski, Executive Director, has been invited to join the Community Advisory Board of the Center for Local Government at Albright College. “BerksIDA is proud to support this organization and play … [Read more...] about BerksIDA joins CELG Board of Directors at Albright

A ribbon-cutting ceremony in March celebrated the partnerships that kept St. Joe’s Community General in downtown Reading. BerksIDA, in partnership with Greater Berks Development fund and several CDFI’s is pleased to support the renovations … [Read more...] about Collaboration Is Key – Berks IDA Participates in St. Joe’s Community General Hospital Ribbon Cutting

In February, BerksIDA finalized its first-ever property acquisition in the City of Reading. After sitting abandoned for decades, the former Glidden site at 1853 North 3rd street will be remediated to environmental cleanup standards and … [Read more...] about BerksIDA Invests in Reading

Did you know BerksIDA offers bridge financing? As a recent example, BerksIDA proudly partnered with the Greater Berks Development Fund to support Reitnouer’s ongoing development of its state of the art, ~468k SF building taking shape at … [Read more...] about BerksIDA Offers Financing Supports St. Joe’s Renovation and Reitnouer Headquarters

Before After When you hear about a grant being awarded by the state for a local project, such as Albright’s Library renovation (coming soon) or Shuman Development Group’s 35 N 6th Street Food Court, these grants are called RACP’s – … [Read more...] about RACP 101: Know how PA RACP grants work before you apply!

Every fall BerksIDA staff, board members and County leadership meet to 1) review the previous year, 2) set strategy for the upcoming year and 3) turn it into an action plan for the upcoming year. In November BerksIDA officially adopted its … [Read more...] about Happy Holidays from BerksIDA – Great things for 2025!