Every business starts somewhere. Our daughters’ favorite specialty shop began as a retirement project for a pharmacist in our local downtown district. He wanted to do it for fun. The award-winning brewpub was conceived nearly 15 years ago – before the craft bee[...]
What if West Michigan could divert 90% of the trash we send to the landfill, while at the same time creating new jobs and driving economic growth? That's the vision of the Kent County Sustainable Business Park. As we welcome Earth[...]
Michigan has been ranked as the no. 1 state for fastest FDI jobs growth over the past five years, according to Global Business Association’s most recent national trends analysis The trade association, which represents international companies that invest in the U[...]
After the Great Recession, Grand Rapids experienced a great recovery. Our mid-sized city outperformed numerous economic metrics, climbing to the top of ranking lists and expanding at an impressive rate. Some of those top rankings included: #1 Mid-Sized Metro for Economic[...]
In December 2020, The Right Place hosted the 24th Annual Economic Outlook for West Michigan. In light of the COVID-19 pandemic, the event was hosted virtually for the first time since the series began. President and CEO of The Right Place,[...]
The German American Chambers of Commerce (GACCs) has awarded The Right Place the German American Business Award in the category of “Excellence in Economic Development.” This award recognizes the highest accolades in German-American business and showcases the strength of German-American tra[...]
Well-known business publication, Corp! Magazine, has named The Right Place, Inc. as one of its 2020 Salute to Diversity Award winners. In a feature article acknowledging the winners, Corp! highlighted The Right Place's 2020-2022 Strategic Plan that was rolled out to[...]
In July 2020, Dykema, MICHauto and The Right Place canvassed automotive executives, professionals and service providers to gauge their perspectives on the U.S. economy and the automotive industry and, particularly, the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic. Dykema_Infographic The survey[...]
