Welcome to Empire Home Center’s official blog! My name is Emily Kenniston (Mrs. Pennsylvania Continental Worldwide), and I’m honored to be the official spokesmodel and writer-of-all-trades for the business.
If you aren’t familiar with Empire Home Center, allow me to give you a bit of background. A family business founded in Reading in 1955, Empire has been a cornerstone of the home renovation and design field for decades, and has won multiple awards. Empire now has two locations (Leesport and West Reading), and has been under the ownership of husband-and-wife team Harry and Melinda O’Neill since 2019.
This blog will focus on all things about the home, every step of the way from renovations to decorations. I will be examining the latest trends in functional and fashionable home design, as well as highlighting the many amazing employees that call Empire an extension of their homes and families. Part of the reason that Empire has been such a valuable Berks County small business is because of the company’s commitment to five core values, which I will highlight below (spoiler alert: the forthcoming “Employee Spotlight” series will be highlighting how each Empire employee displays their commitment to these values through their work).
