Sustainable Community:
Initiative for a Competitive Greater Reading (ICGR)
- What it is: The Initiative for a Competitive Greater Reading (ICGR) is a collaborative project of government, business and community leaders who are determined to breathe life into downtown Reading and strengthen the economic vitality of the county as a whole.
- Who's involved: County and city government officials, local business leaders, and community and economic development leaders are working together with the Institute for Competitive Inner Cities (ICIC) to execute a plan for growth in the county.
- Objective: To increase the number of jobs available for Berks County residents and thereby improve the quality of life for all who live, work and play here.
KEY
SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITY
PROJECTS:
Initiative for a Competitive Greater Reading
Smart Growth
Green Energy and the Environment
SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITY
PROJECTS:
Initiative for a Competitive Greater Reading
Smart Growth
Green Energy and the Environment
| Measurements and Results by Fiscal Year |
Traded clusters for Greater Reading are identified | Profile of the Greater Reading economy is completed | Strategies and detailed action plans developed for clusters | Measures for success are identified | Media strategy developed |
| 2003 |
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| 2004 | Completed in March 2004 | Completed in May 2004 |
In progress | In progress | March 2005 |
Berks County Community Foundation - PO Box 212 - 501 Washington St., Suite 801 - Reading, PA 19603-0212
610.685.2223 - fax: 610.685.2240 - email: info@bccf.org