“The Georgetown (Delaware) East Market Street business district has been struggling for years – vacant buildings, poor signage, and improper maintenance of building exteriors. Working with Heritage Consulting, Town representatives, and interested citizens, a comprehensive Design Standards document was developed.
Our focus was clear: making the East Market Street Business Area attractive; creating a sense of place – where people gather and enjoy the downtown; and fostering a “Welcome Home” feeling – for residents and visitors alike. The final product combined with smart business development, appropriate marketing, quality branding and a welcoming presentation, all work together to maintain the integrity and vitality of our downtown.
Donna and her team were a pleasure to work with and brought extensive knowledge to the process. This is a first class document and will be used for many years to come.”
"The Iowa Economic Development Authority has contracted with Donna Ann Harris to provide technical assistance on numerous occasions, most recently to develop a new service for one of our Main Street Iowa communities: a Heritage Tourism Assessment for Lansing, Iowa. As always, working with Donna was a positive experience. She is organized and well prepared. Donna earned the confidence of the members of the local community and offered advice that was on target. The assessment report was accurate, thorough, and delivered on-time. I can recommend Ms. Harris as a consultant with complete confidence."
“Donna facilitated a fundraising training session for our Main Street managers and volunteers that was outstanding. During the training she was able to using her expertise that she has encountered over the years. The feedback that I have received had lots of great comments about the presentations and group assignments. She also shared great examples that she has put together along with others that she has gathered. I would highly recommend Donna again for this type of training.”