Pennsylvania Downtown Center

We congratulate these communities for the goals they have set, accomplished and, in many cases, exceeded.

Being a Main Street America Accredited™ community is a mark of distinction that signifies commitment to comprehensive revitalization, community engagement, and rigorous outcome measurement. These are programs or organizations that have a proven track record of success in planning, implementing, and measuring results that align with the Main Street Approach and have met a series of rigorous accreditation standards.

Design Community Revitalization Academy

In partnership with Fay-Penn Economic Development Council, PDC is offering the Design Community Revitalization Academy in Fayette County this fall.

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Community Revitalization Academy (CRA)

The Community Revitalization Academy (CRA) is a series of five (5) two-day workshops designed to provide first year Main Street managers, Elm Street managers, and other interested revitalization professionals...

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Leadership Forums

These meetings are for program board members and/or committee volunteers and are provided at no charge for DCED designated organizations and for PDC recognized members.

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News

New Survey: Independent Businesses See Major Threats in Amazon, Corporate Concentration

The results of the 2019 Independent Business Survey from the Institute for Local Self-Reliance demonstrate the strength and resiliency of small, independent businesses. They also speak to the forces independents see as significant threats and roadblocks to their businesses: a playing field made uneven by policies that favor their bigger competitors, highly concentrated markets for key supplies and services, and difficulty securing capital, among other barriers.

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2019 Townie Award Winners

Pennsylvania Downtown Center (PDC) recently presented ten (10) awards during the organization’s annual statewide Townie Awards gala.

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PA Lt. Governor visits Downtown Shenandoah Inc. innovation center site

Pennsylvania's Lieutenant Governor, John Fetterman, was in town Friday, meeting with Downtown Shenandoah, Inc., state, and local officials, and business leaders to learn about the revitalization organization's plans for an innovation and event center on North Main Street.

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Pennsylvania Downtown Center Awards Best Performing Programs

Pennsylvania Downtown Center has named its best performing Main Street programs of 2019. This award recognizes those programs that have demonstrated an “across the board” capacity to generate new jobs, new businesses, public and private investment and volunteer hours during 2018.

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Statewide Main Street Program Accomplishments (1987-2017)

2019 Nationally Accredited Programs

We congratulate these communities for the goals they have set, accomplished and, in many cases, exceeded.

Upcoming Events

Design Community Revitalization Academy

Community Revitalization Academy (CRA)

Leadership Forums

News

New Survey: Independent Businesses See Major Threats in Amazon, Corporate Concentration

2019 Townie Award Winners

PA Lt. Governor visits Downtown Shenandoah Inc. innovation center site

Pennsylvania Downtown Center Awards Best Performing Programs

2019 Conference Session Presentations

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