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Governor Shapiro, Lieutenant Governor Davis, Local Leaders Unveil Plan to Revitalize Downtown Harrisburg, Spurring More Than $64 Million in New Investments

Today, Governor Josh Shapiro, Lieutenant Governor Davis, and local leaders launched a new collaborative plan to invest in and spur revitalization in Downtown Harrisburg. Bringing together with state and local elected officials, along with business, community, and nonprofit leaders at 333 Market Street, Governor Shapiro announced that his Administration will be devoting significant funding towards the Harrisburg Works for All of Us revitalization plan – a new plan developed by Dauphin County…

Revitalization plan, millions of dollars in state funding announced for downtown Harrisburg

The commonwealth has committed $23 million to downtown Harrisburg’s revitalization. During a press conference on Monday, Gov. Josh Shapiro announced the investment, which will support a newly released plan to add amenities, housing, infrastructure upgrades and entertainment downtown. Shapiro said that the state money will come with an additional $40 million in private sector investments, totaling over $60 million headed downtown…

Harrisburg Restaurant Week

Explore and enjoy the many flavors of Pennsylvania's capital city. Harrisburg Restaurant Week 2026 will be taking place from September 14-18, and during a second week, September 21-25…

Harrisburg University defense manufacturing summit expected to bring hundreds downtown

An advanced manufacturing summit will bring hundreds of defense industry professionals to Harrisburg over the next few days. J-DAMMIT, the Joint-Defense Advanced Manufacturing Meeting for Innovation and Transition, began Tuesday. Now in its fourth year, the Harrisburg University-run event is expecting 450 attendees from Aug. 25 to 27. Attendees include students, entrepreneurs, and business and military professionals…

Community shares final comments on Market Street Bridge rehab as it moves toward construction

Community members shared some final thoughts on the upcoming Market Street Bridge reconstruction at a meeting Monday. At a PennDOT open house in city hall, residents and business owners seemed relatively satisfied with the current proposal to rehab the bridge, a plan that has gone through many iterations since it was first announced in 2021. Monday’s meeting was part of PennDOT’s public comment period…

Dauphin County to spend $146K to keep Harrisburg parking free after 5 p.m.

Dauphin County is preparing to spend $146,000 to keep parking free in Harrisburg after 5 p.m., but county leaders say they want data from downtown businesses to show whether the program is actually helping. The Dauphin County commissioners approved the payment for another year of free parking after 5 p.m. Commissioner Justin Douglas said the county has struggled in previous years to collect metrics to support that the free-parking program is beneficial…

With state funding, Harrisburg co-working space to offer free small business help

Local entrepreneurs can get a business boost through a new program that is kickstarting during National Black Business Month. Harrisburg-based Culture & Commerce on Monday announced that it is opening a business assistance center for historically disadvantaged businesses inside its downtown space. With partnership from the Covation Center, based in Williamsport, Culture and Commerce will offer free business coaching…