THE GREATER BERKS DEVELOPMENT FUND AIDS AND PROMOTES ECONOMIC AND INDUSTRIAL EXPANSION, AND CONTRIBUTES TO THE ECONOMIC WELL-BEING OF READING AND BERKS COUNTY BY FACILITATING, PROMOTING, AND PARTICIPATING IN, AND FINANCING ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND COMMUNITY REVITALIZATION PROJECTS CONSISTENT WITH THE NEEDS OF THE COMMUNITY, WITH THE INTENTION OF EFFECTUATING POSITIVE CHANGE IN THE ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES AVAILABLE TO RESIDENTS AND BUSINESSES BY CREATING JOBS AND INDUCING PRIVATE INVESTMENT.