BerksIDA and staff were honored to be recipients of two unexpected awards this year. At the annual Reading Berks Association of Realtors (RBAR) brunch in January, Jeremy Zaborowski was announced as the 2025 Grow with Berks Award recipient in appreciation for his significant and positive impact in Berks County.
At the event, Mark Mohn, RBAR Government Affairs Director, noted Jeremy’s IDA work on the Amity TIF that is bringing 340 houses to Berks County, the financing of water infrastructure along the 422 corridor that will bring businesses and additional housing, and acquisition of the Glidden property in Reading that will soon start redevelopment. He also mentioned Jeremy’s volunteer work as Chairman of the Spring Township Planning Commission.
Over the past two years the Township created a large scale, mixed use overlay that culminated in 2025 in the groundbreaking on over 120K SF in retail development and the construction of 770 housing units.
Additionally this month, BerksIDA was recognized for its acquisition of the former Glidden property in downtown Reading, in concert with Shuman Development Group and NAI Keystone, as a Top Deal in 2026 by Lehigh Valley Business Journal. The former 19.4acre Glidden factory operated as a chemical and paint manufacturing site until shuttering in the early 2000s. BerksIDA and Shuman Development Group partnered to create a redevelopment plan that addressed environmental concerns on the site necessary to allow an acquisition and redevelopment to take place. Top Projects is an awards program that honors the best building and construction projects in Lehigh Valley that were completed between January and December 2025.