SHARON, Pa. – Downtown Sharon is gaining new momentum as Pennsylvania invests millions to help revitalize Main Streets across the commonwealth.
Lt. Gov. Austin Davis and Angie Urban, executive director of Sharon Community Development Corp., discuss Sharon’s new Main Street designation through the Main Street Matters program, an initiative that provides downtown business districts with resources to support revitalization, small businesses and long-term economic growth.
Davis says the Shapiro administration created Main Street Matters to reinvest in Pennsylvania’s downtown business districts, recognizing that Main Streets are not reminders of the past but engines for future economic development. The designation gives Sharon access to additional support through the Department of Community and Economic Development while building on years of local revitalization efforts.
Urban says the designation validates the progress already made in downtown Sharon while creating a roadmap for future investment. She explains that the program brings together community partners around a shared vision to strengthen existing businesses, attract new investment and enhance public spaces throughout the downtown district.
The announcement comes after Gov. Josh Shapiro secured $20 million for the Main Street Matters program in Pennsylvania’s 2026-27 state budget, expanding support for downtown revitalization projects, small businesses and local economies across the commonwealth.
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