One year after announcing a venture fund aimed at boosting businesses owned by people of color in West Michigan, New Community Transformation Fund (NCTF) is nearing the first organizational milestone of raising $10 million, thanks to a substantial investment Bank of[...]
Julie BurrellToday, The Right Place, Inc., announced the promotion of its business development team member, Julie Burrell. Burrell came to The Right Place in 2018 as Business Development Coordinator for Newaygo County. In this role, she was responsible for all economic[...]
The Right Place, Inc. has appointed five new board members to the 2021 Right Place board of directors and accepted the retirement of five others. In addition, the board elected the following officers: Officers for 2021: Chair: Sean P. Welsh, Regional President,[...]
Randy Thelen The Right Place, Inc. announced that it has hired a new president & CEO to lead West Michigan’s premier economic development organization. After a national search that produced an extraordinarily talented pool of candidates, Randy Thelen, stood out a[...]
After nearly six years serving as The Right Place, Inc.’s Business Development Coordinator for Montcalm County, Kathy Jo VanderLaan has announced her retirement, effective December 31, 2020. VanderLaan has represented The Right Place in collaborative economic development efforts with the Montcalm E[...]
Today, regional economic development organization The Right Place, Inc. hosted its 24th annual Economic Outlook for West Michigan. The virtual event featured a year-in-review presentation by The Right Place, Inc. President and CEO Birgit Klohs as well as an in-depth[...]
Therese Thill, EcDMP Senior Vice President of Business Development for The Right Place, Inc., Therese Thill, recently completed the Advanced Economic Development Leadership (AEDL) executive education program and was awarded the Economic Development Master Practitioner (EcDMP) certificate. Thill joined The[...]
The City of Grand Rapids and a host of community partners have started what they hope becomes a viral campaign to support local businesses during the holiday shopping season. The campaign includes self-recorded videos that showcase local businesses and a[...]
