West Michigan Site Location Resources

"One reason (West) Michigan was selected is that it has a sizeable pool of talented professionals who possess the specific and wide-ranging skills required for (our project).”
~Jeffery H. Boyd, President/CEO, Priceline.com.

Located in the heart of the country, just three hours from Detroit and Chicago, West Michigan is a place where companies come to grow and thrive. We’re expanding in emerging markets such as life sciences, alternative energy and technology. With recent projects attracting more than $1.5 billion in new investment and 11,000 new jobs, this thriving region is the right place for almost any company.

In fact, West Michigan was ranked among the top 10 regions in Site Selection magazine’s 2008 survey of expansion projects valued at $1 million or more in private investment. Companies that have prospered here include:

• Four Fortune 1000 Companies and four of Forbes Largest Private Companies
• Alticor, Inc. (Amway), BISSELL Homecare, Inc., Steelcase, Inc., Herman Miller Inc., and Wolverine Worldwide, Inc. (makers of Hush Puppies and Merrell footwear)
• 87 international companies
• The country’s 6th largest cluster of biopharmaceutical suppliers