Reading PA Moving Companies

Reading, Pennsylvania

The city of Reading, Pennsylvania is located where the Schuylkill River and the East Lebanon-Penn Valley converge.  It is well known for its cultural arts and has both a symphony orchestra and an opera company.  Popular country music artist, Taylor Swift was born there as was literary great, author John Updike and famous artist Keith Haring. Moving to Reading can be a popular destination for you too!

Economy:  
Agriculture is one of the most lucrative businesses in Reading, but Penske Truck Leasing is also based there. City officials are largely focused on creating new jobs and on attracting new businesses to Reading.  There are also measures in place to inspire growth in companies already located tin the area in the form of tax incentives and low interest loans.  In 2009, Reading’s real estate market saw housing values continuing to decline to the tune of more than -8 percent. The unemployment rate is higher than the country’s median rate, but on the flip side, the cost of living is more than 22 percent lower than in the average U.S. city making Reading an excellent moving destination.

Tourism:  
There are many museums featuring a myriad of artistic works and many different places to catch live theater in Reading. You can also visit Centre Park, one of Reading’s original suburbs, and see more than 800 beautiful Victorian homes. You can even see the inside of some of these homes during the Spring Garden or Christmas tours. Sports fans can catch an exciting hockey game from the AHL’s Reading Royals or watch the Reading Phillies in a Minor League Baseball game.            

History: 
The state of Pennsylvania was named for Sir William Penn. His son who was also named William Penn founded Pennsylvania.  William’s sons Richard and Thomas Penn founded the town in 1743 and it was officially established five years later.  Reading served as a military base during the French Indian War and during the American Revolution.  Reading’s population was on the rise until well into the 1930s. In the decades that followed, all the way through the 1970s, Reading began to see a decline in both population and in its economy as the need for heavy industrial manufacturing declined and Reading Railroad declared bankruptcy in 1971. By the year 2000, slowly but surely, the population is on the upswing again.      

Colleges/Universities:

• Albright College
• Alvernia University
• Reading Area Community College

Interesting Facts:

• Between 1733 and 1743 Reading was known as "Finney’s Ford."
• Reading Railroad is one of the four railroads found on the Monopoly board.
• The symbol associated with Reading is a Japanese Pagoda that was built in 1908.