Each year, the Michigan Manufacturing Technology Center (The Center) conducts surveys to evaluate how effectively it's assisting businesses on an annual basis. The surveys, which are administered by an independent third-party, determine the economic impact of services provided by The[...]
The morning after giving her State of the State Address in Lansing, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer traveled to Grand Rapids for a special edition of our Investor Breakfast series. Nearly 400 members of the West Michigan business community joined us for the[...]
For more than a century, Michigan has been known as the center of the automotive industry, with much of the focus and attention on Detroit (aka the Motor City). Over the last 50 years, however, West Michigan’s automotive supply chain h[...]
Popular lifestyle digital content publisher, Thrillist, has created a ranking of the eight Top Up and Coming Cities in the U.S. in 2019, and Grand Rapids, Michigan was one of the destinations to make the list. Thrillist is the #1 ranked[...]
After studying U.S. migration trends in 2018, U-Haul created its ranking of the top 25 growth cities in the nation. Grand Rapids/Wyoming landed the No. 5 spot on that list, indicating that the area is considerably effective in attracting and retaining[...]
Each December, The Right Place hosts its annual Economic Outlook for West Michigan to provide insights on regional, state, and national industry trends in the economy. This widely attended event attracts more than 400 business leaders and community members, who look[...]
We’re fresh off of some major spending days in the year, like Black Friday, Cyber Monday, and Giving Tuesday, but the gift giving season is still ahead of us. While we’re in the midst of holiday shopping madness, our[...]
President and CEO of The Right Place, Inc., Birgit Klohs, has been named as one of the 2018 Notable Women in Nonprofits by Crain's Detroit. Klohs is among 59 female leaders in Michigan's nonprofit sector who were recognized in this year's report. [...]
