The Right Place, Inc. has been named as a recipient of the 2019 Mac Conway Awards for Excellence in Economic Development by Site Selection Magazine. The Mac Conway Awards are named after Site Selection magazine and Conway, Inc. founder, McKinley "Mac"[...]
U.S. News & World Report recently published several annual rankings of the best places to live in the U.S. Grand Rapids, Michigan took spots in three of the lists, landing No. 13 for overall Best Places to Live in the[...]
If you asked someone what industry Michigan is known for, most people would say manufacturing. While it’s true that the state has an overarching strength in a variety of manufacturing sectors, West Michigan holds domestic and global competitiveness in a[...]
An online resource for anyone seeking information on small to mid-size cities, Livability, recently published its 2019 ranking of the Top 100 Place to Live in America. Grand Rapids, Michigan claimed the No. 45 spot for its museums, restaurants, entertainment options, vibrant summers[...]
West Michigan’s manufacturing industry has a long-standing, strong history in the region. Recently, The Right Place business research team updated our manufacturing stats (NAICS 31-33), with our labor market information tool, Economic Modeling Specialists International (EMSI). According to EMSI’s d[...]
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[...]
