The Historic Quincy Business District recently unveiled our 2011 Strategic Plan detailing goals and initiatives for the coming years in downtown Quincy.

The Historic Quincy Business District (HQBD) has been a lead agency in the development of commerce, visibility and promotional events for Quincy, Illinois' downtown for 34 years. In 2007 HQBD undertook a strategic plan, which focused the energy and efforts of the district.

Upon completion of that plan, HQBD leadership began preparing for a new strategic plan that would guide the organization in coming years. 

A series of four strategic planning meetings were held in February and March of 2011 at the Quincy Senior and Family Resource Center. Attendance at the meetings ranged from 25-50 individuals and included business owners, property owners, downtown developers, economic development experts, City of Quincy officials, advertising and marketing experts, media members, HQBD Board and volunteers and members of the public at large. 

The two-hour meetings were facilitated by Nick Camberlango, an assistant to the mayor in Nauvoo, IL. The steps that were conducted in the planning process including the following:

   * Review of Past Strategic Plan, 4-Point Approach presentation, Group Brainstorming

   * Strengths and Weaknesses in 4-point groups & large group discussion

   * Opportunities and Threats in 4-point groups & large group discussion

   * SWOT Analysis and narrowing of goals and initiatives

After the strategic planning sessions, the HQBD Board of directors examined the results and honed the goals and initiatives to coincide with the HQBD mission and vision statements before ratifying the plan on July 13, 2011.

In this plan, you will find the initiatives and goals for each fo the 4 pillars of the Historic Quincy Business District. Also included are the SWOT statements by committee.

The culmination of the information and input of the participants is now what is represented in the strategic plan that follows. This plan should assist the stakeholders, public officials and concerned citizens in setting the next course of action for the inherent leadership of the downtown district.