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SCDC helps you invest in downtown Sharon

Technical support, funding resources, and guidance for businesses and property owners, helping drive new ventures in the heart of the Shenango Valley.

SCDC's four Transformation Strategies

Safe, Clean & Green

Downtown safety, cleanliness, and green-space stewardship.

Physical Improvements

Storefront and building upgrades, including the Façade Improvement Program.

Economic Vitality

Business attraction, retention, and downtown investment.

Community Engagement

Bringing residents, businesses, and the City together around a shared downtown vision.

Façade Improvement Program

This program sits under SCDC's Physical Improvements pillar. It helps property and business owners invest in downtown storefronts on East and West State Street.

SCDC has not published a dollar figure or eligibility list yet. Ask SCDC directly, or check back as details are announced.

Ask about the program

Available spaces

Available-property listings are coming. This page will link to them when SCDC publishes the list.

Business Support Partners

SCDC works with Penn-Northwest and LaunchBox. Penn-Northwest supports economic development in Mercer County. LaunchBox supports small businesses through Penn State.

A Connected Region

Sharon sits near I-80, I-79, and I-76. It is part of the Youngstown-Warren-Boardman metro area, with a labor pool of more than 500,000 within reach.