Harrisonburg Downtown Renaissance

Our Director of Marketing, Emily Winter, will be traveling to Mary Baldwin University on August 14 to be a panel speaker at the Shenandoah Valley Internship Program for Employers, hosted by the Valley Internship Experience Workgroup (VIEW)! All for-profit and non-profit employers of any size are invited to attend. If you want to start, enhance, or expand your internship program - this is the event for you! We are excited to share all about the amazing Content & Marketing internship program we have developed over the last 4+ years. Register Here by July 31: https://lnkd.in/g4vubmGV

We have some amazing partnerships and want to give them a big shout-out! Last week, our executive director Andrea Dono attended the Virginia Economic Developers Association (VEDA) summer meeting in Downtown Danville and was thrilled to accept the Virginia Main Street Merit Award for Impactful Placemaking on behalf of Explore More Discovery Museum and HDR for the Downtown Ducklings partnership project. She also joined Harrisonburg Economic Development Director Brian Shull to present on the Downtown 2040 partnership initiative, which won a VEDA award this spring! Thank you to our amazing partners for helping us celebrate our community's accomplishments statewide!

Thank you TDC! We love all the videos you created for us, they are absolutely amazing!

An official welcome is warranted for our three new interns for this Spring 2024 semester. These interns hail from James Madison University and have some exciting contributions going on. Check out our weekly feature, Student Sunday, and keep an eye out for HDR events coming up like Downtown Happy Hour, Taste of Downtown Month, and more! In addition to welcoming these interns, it is not too early to start thinking about the future. We are accepting summer and fall intern applications and if you are interested, we encourage you to apply by visiting our website! https://lnkd.in/gXkZkPDr Hi! My name is Annette Williams (Middle), this is my third semester with HDR. I will be graduating this May with a degree in Marketing! I love being a part of downtown Harrisonburg and all of the amazing people that build up this community. I am most looking forward to the fun events we have this semester such as Taste of Downtown Month, Downtown Happy Hour, and more! See you around! Hello! My name is Caroline Rose (Right), and this is my first semester as an intern with HDR. I am a senior Hospitality Management major graduating this year in May! I am so excited to be working with HDR and helping with all of the special events that take place downtown! Hi! My name is Meghan (Left) and I am a sophomore communications Public Relations Major, with minors in Writing rhetoric and technical communication! This is my first semester working with HDR, and I'm so excited to get started with content creation for Taste of Downtown!

Attention Harrisonburg & Rockingham Businesses! Are you looking for an impactful way to get in front of our engaged audience? Sponsorships for our 2024 events are now available! HDR’s annual events attract a unique and diverse audience. These vibrant events are made possible through partnerships with area businesses and annually draw thousands of people to Downtown Harrisonburg. By sponsoring our events, you’re aligning your business with a respected organization that delivers quality events and an engaged audience. Check out our new sponsorship packet to see the events and marketing benefits available to you. https://lnkd.in/dbfXfT2n

Hot sponsorship opportunity for #Harrisonburg businesses! Sponsor this year's Downtown Harrisonburg Holiday Gift Guide for benefits including logo placement in ~18,000 guides distributed through the Daily News-Record! Contact Grace at grace.routhier@harrisonburgva.gov to learn more or visit our sponsorship page for more opportunities to get involved with our mission to build downtown as a destination where businesses thrive and people enjoy memorable experiences. https://lnkd.in/dbfXfT2n