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  Although Clewiston's original businesses were spread out along the lakefront in the Ridge section of town, the original formal plan of Clewiston placed the downtown business section midway between Lake Okeechobee and the rural area to the south. However most of the early development occurred on the two thoroughfares running east and west, with most of the growth taking place on U.S. Highway 27.
  A construction boom during the 1980s brought several new shopping centers to the area and pushed development westward.
  Faced with a shrinking business base downtown in the 1990s, a plan was developed to revitalize the downtown area and establish the Clewiston Redevelopment Agency.
Residents were invited to participate in the planning and concepts developed by the group are to be implemented in phases, with the core project beginning in the shopping area directly across from the historic landmark, the Clewiston Inn and Civic Center Park, and adjacent to the new Town Square.
  Downtown merchants are already beginning to remodel and repaint their buildings and a spirit of voluntary improvement is taking place.
  All over the United States the return to downtown is taking place so that the concept of the original villages may be preserved. The small town atmosphere is still alive in Clewiston and the prognosis is good for its future health.

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