{"id":198269,"date":"2026-05-20T22:13:11","date_gmt":"2026-05-20T22:13:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/198269\/"},"modified":"2026-05-20T22:13:11","modified_gmt":"2026-05-20T22:13:11","slug":"ethosource-wyatt-seating-announce-6-5-million-redevelopment-project-in-reading","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/198269\/","title":{"rendered":"Ethosource, Wyatt Seating announce $6.5 million redevelopment project in Reading"},"content":{"rendered":"

City of Reading officials joined leaders from Ethosource and Wyatt Seating on Wednesday to announce a $6.5 million redevelopment project that will transform a long-vacant industrial property along Kutztown Road into a manufacturing, operations, and office facility.<\/p>\n

The project will redevelop a 109,000-square-foot factory and office building at 2047 Kutztown Road, which officials said has sat vacant for several years. Ethosource and Wyatt Seating plan to relocate and expand operations from Morgantown and Wyomissing to the site, with operations expected to begin in fall 2026.<\/p>\n

Company officials said the investment reflects a long-term commitment to Reading and confidence in the city\u2019s future.<\/p>\n

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\u201cToday, we\u2019re planting our roots right here,\u201d said John Gallen, president of Ethosource and Wyatt Seating, during the announcement ceremony. \u201cWe saw potential in the building, potential in our neighborhood, and potential in the city.\u201d<\/p>\n

The companies currently employ about 60 full-time workers, many of whom live in Reading, according to officials. Gallen said the move is expected to support future growth and expanded hiring opportunities.<\/p>\n

The announcement brought together city, county, and state leaders, including Reading Mayor Eddie Mor\u00e1n, Berks County Commissioners, State Sen. Judy Schwank, and Pennsylvania Deputy Secretary of Community and Economic Development Rick Vilello.<\/p>\n

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Gallen said Ethosource began 25 years ago in a rented warehouse and has since grown into a nationwide office furniture dealer and remanufacturer. Wyatt Seating, founded in 2017, manufactures office seating products.<\/p>\n

\u201cOur 60 employees are here today,\u201d Gallen said. \u201cThis move is about more than this building. It\u2019s about belief \u2014 belief in our people, belief in investing in an old industrial building that\u2019s been vacant for a few years, and belief, most importantly, in the city of Reading.\u201d <\/p>\n

Nat Gallen, who also spoke during the ceremony, said the move continues a multigenerational connection between his family and Reading.<\/p>\n

\u201cFor more than 100 years, there have been people on both sides of our family working in the city of Reading and leading businesses in the city of Reading,\u201d he said. \u201cThis is the beginning of the next generation for our businesses, for my family, and for commerce in the city of Reading.\u201d <\/p>\n

Mor\u00e1n called the project a major step forward for the city and praised the companies for choosing Reading for the expansion.<\/p>\n

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\u201cThis facility that sat vacant for years is now being brought back to life as a center for manufacturing operations and innovation,\u201d Mor\u00e1n said. \u201cThat\u2019s what progress looks like in the city of Reading.\u201d <\/p>\n

The mayor said the city has worked to create a more business-friendly environment through improvements in permitting and development processes, adding that the project demonstrates what can happen through collaboration between government, businesses, and community organizations.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis project sends a strong message about Reading,\u201d Mor\u00e1n said. \u201cWe are open for business. We are ready for investment.\u201d <\/p>\n

Berks County Commissioner Christian Leinbach described the redevelopment as \u201ctransformative,\u201d noting that businesses have historically moved out of the city rather than into it.<\/p>\n

\u201cTaking a building that people wondered if it would ever be a productive use again and moving your business from Morgantown, your headquarters from Wyomissing, here to this location \u2014 that\u2019s transformative,\u201d Leinbach said. <\/p>\n

Schwank said the project represents the kind of investment that can help revitalize neighborhoods and strengthen local economic development.<\/p>\n

\u201cLocal family-owned businesses are the backbone of our community,\u201d Schwank said. \u201cThere\u2019s not a place in Berks County where this kind of investment makes a bigger difference than right here in the city of Reading.\u201d <\/p>\n

Vilello connected the project to Reading\u2019s broader economic recovery and efforts to attract investment following years of financial struggles and population decline.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen you look at a building that\u2019s behind me and see an investment and a mission statement about people, that changes momentum,\u201d Vilello said. \u201cThat changes the conversation.\u201d <\/p>\n

Following the ceremony, attendees were invited inside the building for tours of the property, which company officials said will undergo extensive interior and exterior renovations as part of the redevelopment project.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"City of Reading officials joined leaders from Ethosource and Wyatt Seating on Wednesday to announce a $6.5 million…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":198270,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[128,130,129],"class_list":["post-198269","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-reading","tag-reading-city","tag-reading-city-headlines","tag-reading-city-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/198269","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=198269"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/198269\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/198270"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=198269"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=198269"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=198269"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}