In October, The Right Place and the Michigan Manufacturing Technology Center-West (MMTC-West) welcomed Terry Hossink as MMTC’s newest Business Development Specialist. Terry will work with manufacturers in West Michigan to help them assess t[...]
Grand Rapids was recently named the No. 1 housing market in the nation by by Trulia, a real estate research group. The ranking was based on metrics such as low vacancy rates, strong job growth over the past year, high starter-home[...]
Michigan sent a clear message this summer to the rest of the nation and world that it's open for business when lawmakers and governor approved a critical economic development tool - smart, transparent tax incentives to compete for large-scale projects[...]
Grand Rapids was recently named one of the most underrated cities in America. The city was ranked No. 5 by Travel + Leisure's America's Favorite Places survey and was recognized for its restaurants, craft breweries, and museums. In the survey, Travel + Leisure[...]
The City of Kentwood, a suburb of Grand Rapids, was recently named the No. 3 hottest housing market in the US by Realtor.com. Kentwood was evaluated by a number of factors including relative affordability, large shares of older[...]
After recent announcements of nationwide layoffs by Cisco, Microsoft, and other companies, Hello West Michigan responded by building a digital marketing campaign targeting IT professionals in states where these companies have a large presence: [...]
RENÉ BOOKER René Booker has been selected as the new executive assistant for the Michigan Manufacturing Technology Center - West team. In her role, she will provide administrative support for MMTC-West events, marketing, and internal c[...]
Grand Rapids has recently been ranked in the top 10 hottest hipster markets in the US by realtor.com and Yelp. The city ranked No. 9 based on median listing price of homes, millennial median household income, millennial share of population,[...]
