Hello West Michigan’s Program Manager, Rachel Bartels, has been named as a 2018 recipient of the Grand Rapids Business Journal (GRBJ) 40 Under 40 award. Since 2002, GRBJ has highlighted more than 300 area young professionals who have made significant contributions to the community. H[...]
Did you know West Michigan is home to a flourishing aerospace and defense industry? Our 13-county region houses more than 9,800 jobs in the sector, and industry cluster sales amount to approximately $1.1 billion annually. As of July 2017 in our 2017-2019[...]
Right Place President & CEO, Birgit Klohs, attends groundbreaking Today, the Windsor-Detroit Bridge Authority (WDBA), Bridging North America (BridgingNA), the State of Michigan, and Government of Canada celebrated the official groundbreaking for a significant future connector between the United States and[...]
Each year, CNBC compares and ranks all 50 states on their business competitiveness based on 10 major categories. Michigan tied for 11th, scoring highly for technology and innovation, workforce, and cost of living. The states were rated based on the[...]
The City of Grand Rapids is experiencing one of the largest population increases in Michigan in terms of per capita percentage-increase, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That rapidly growing population, while great for the city’s economy, has p[...]
We’re growing. Growing as a community, growing as an economy, and growing as an airport. In 2017, 2.8 million passengers flew in and out of the Gerald R. Ford International Airport (GFIA), 5.9 percent above the 2016 p[...]
For most workers in West Michigan, the summer months are prime time to exercise the “flex” in flexible schedules and take advantage of the short summer season. But if your company has summer interns, most of them are experiencing the fir[...]
Simonds International is a manufacturer of hardened tools, steel knives, and saw blades for a wide variety of woodcutting and processing markets. Headquartered in Fitchburg, Massachusetts, Simonds employs approximately 250 people at five North American[...]
