Merchant Newsletter 8-28-26
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Help YOUR customers find you ONLINE
Planning to Upgrade your Business?
Turn in your Gift Certificates
Free Website Development Opportunity
Free Website Development Opportunity for Local Businesses & Organizations
Bucknell University’s Markets, Innovation & Design (MIDE300) students are once again partnering with local businesses and organizations that need a website.
Student teams will design and build a website during the Fall 2026 semester, using content, text, and images supplied by the participating organization — free of charge.
This is a great opportunity for a small business or organization that needs a new website but may not have the resources to develop one on its own. Please note that the project is focused specifically on website development; social media services are not included.
Extended application deadline: September 7, 2026.
Interested businesses and organizations can learn more and apply through the Bucknell MIDE300 project application form.
Update your listing on the LDP Website
Be sure to update your hours, photos, website links, events, sales, specials, and action buttons on LEWISBURGPA.COM
The Calendar of Events and Dining pages are among the most visited pages on LewisburgPA.com.
Visitors are actively looking for things to do and places to eat downtown.
Every Market Street merchant has a free Locable webspace that can appear on LewisburgPA.com.
Locable can also share content directly to connected social media accounts.
Alex offers free one-on-one help setting everything up.
The goal is simple: make it easier for customers already visiting the website to find your business.
Your Customers Are Already Looking—Make Sure They Find You We've recently added Google Analytics to LewisburgPA.com, and the results are already telling us something interesting.
Aside from the homepage, the Calendar of Events and Dining pages are currently our two most-visited pages.
People are coming to our website because they want to know what's happening downtown and where to eat.
Your business has a free Locable webspace, you can take advantage of that traffic by keeping your information up to date.
Update your business hours, add photos, link directly to your website, create custom buttons like Reserve a Table, Order Online, or View Menu, and post your events, sales, and specials.
Those updates can appear on LewisburgPA.com, helping visitors discover your business.
Already posting on social media? Great! After connecting your accounts, Locable lets you create content once and share it directly to your social media channels—saving time while increasing your visibility.
Not familiar with Locable? No problem. Alex is happy to provide free one-on-one training at your business to help you get set up and show you how to make the most of your free webspace.
To schedule a visit, email [email protected].
People are already visiting LewisburgPA.com. Let's make sure they find your business when they do.
Planning an upgrade for your business?
Interested in getting funding? Download the application here or go to this link which leads to the LDP website at www.lewisburgpa.com Grants page.
Fill it out online and email a copy or drop off a printed copy at the LDP office, 328 Market Street.
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Sept 9th - Business Lunch/Learn 2nd Wed EVERY month
Join us Wednesday, September 9th at noon, for the monthly Business Innovation Lunch & Learn — where practical strategy meets real-world small business in the heart of downtown Lewisburg.
📍 In person at StartUp Lewisburg
416 Market Street (2nd Floor)
Held the second Wednesday of every month
Bring your lunch. Bring your questions.
Leave with useful information.
Turn in your Gift Certificates
CASH for your Gift Certificates
Getting reimbursed for gift certificates is easy!
Checks can be dropped off at your location within 24 hours during the regular workweek (Monday–Friday, approximately 9 AM–5 PM). Just email Alex:
Reimbursement Basics
• Merchants may request a check for up to $500 in collected certificates at a time
• Gift certificates never expire
Before Accepting a Certificate
Please take a quick moment to confirm it’s legitimate
If you’ve got certificates sitting in a drawer, turn them into cash and back into your business. 💼✨
Sept 28 - Merchant Meeting
Merchant Meeting: 4th Monday of Each Month
Lewisburg Roundtable
LDP at 328 Market Street
Make plans for Oct 10th Woolly Worm Festival - How will you promote your business so festival goers walk uptown to see you?
Prior meetings have been valuable... great opportunity to share your ideas and plan collective promotions.
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Here are the highlights from the Aug 24th Meeting:
Lewisburg Business Roundtable – August 24, 2026
- Attendance: 11 participants representing 6 businesses, LDP staff, volunteers/board members, community partners, and a downtown property owner.
- Bucknell Student Projects: Vanessa Hill of Bucknell’s Freeman College of Management is seeking 8 local businesses or nonprofits to partner with student teams in the Spring 2027 Responsible Management course. Organizations will receive an assessment of their social/community impact and practical recommendations.
- Downtown Business Activity: Businesses reported stronger traffic, including more visitors coming to Lewisburg independently of Bucknell. Borough business privilege tax collections have also increased without a tax-rate increase.
- Business Updates: Bluebird Atelier is reopening in its expanded location September 1. Paws on Market is coming to the former Bluebird space. A new restaurant is planned for the former Lewisburg Deli location. Comics Metropolis is celebrating its 10th anniversary.
- Welcome to the Neighborhood: Businesses reported good student traffic and positive interactions. Suggestions for next year included earlier communication, earlier distribution of business lists, and a more visible Market Street banner.
- Business Improvement Grants: The program is nearly fully subscribed, with $75,000 supporting projects at 15 Lewisburg businesses.
- Upcoming Events: LDP Soiree – September 16; Fall Festival – October 10; Masquerade on Market Street – October 24.
- Borough Updates: Planning is underway for 2027 paving, Wolf Field’s master plan is approved, intersection/pedestrian improvements are moving forward, and a Market Street speed study is planned for September.
- Flood Mitigation & Parking: Proposed projects along South 6th Street/Bull Run and behind Town Tavern prompted discussion, especially regarding potential loss of downtown parking.
- Downtown Appearance: Participants praised Borough maintenance staff for recent downtown improvements.
- Next Roundtable: September, Monday at 9:00 a.m., with a major focus on Miracle on Market Street and the holiday season.
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