MICHIGAN STREET AFRICAN AMERICAN HERITAGE CORRIDOR
Created a cooperative operating and business model and plan for capital improvements for a unified tourist destination around Michigan Street’s unique assets.
MAJOR ACCOMPLISHMENTS OVER FIVE YEARS
Capacity-building funds helped formalize the Commission’s organizational infrastructure and administrative functions and hire an executive director and other staff. Additional consultants assisted with marketing/communications, fundraising, succession planning, and board development. The Commission completed a strategic action planning and economic development strategy process and increased programming. A new headquarters and visitor hub was established at 136 Broadway. Concurrent to addressing some of the anchors’ immediate capital needs, the Commission developed a real estate plan for the corridor, and economic development strategies for each anchor.
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