- December 26, 2021
- Posted by: Stratford Team
- Category: Business
Some familiar faces were part of the Reading Eagle’s Top 10 business stories for 2021.
Over the years, events surrounding Penn National Gaming, Fairgrounds Square Mall, warehouses, Tower Health and gas prices have made appearances on the annual review lists. However, for the second year in a row, the unwanted star of the show is the coronavirus pandemic.
COVID has made such a deep impact on the business world that it has touched all 10 items on the list in some way. Unfortunately, signs indicate a return appearance on the 2022 list.
Here are the Top 10 business stories:
Interruptions to the supply chain were one of the lingering effects of COVID-19.
1. Lingering effects of COVID
The roller coaster ride of the coronavirus pandemic is rapidly approaching its second anniversary. The effects on Berks County businesses were certainly felt in 2021, as it seemed when a solution, such as vaccine development, was met with other problems.
And the other…

