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My Internship Experience at The Right Place
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My Internship Experience at The Right Place

Lauren Brasher, our Marketing & Communications Intern for Summer and Fall of 2025, shares her experience of what it was like to intern at The Right Place.

Manufacturing Spotlight: Baking Company
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Manufacturing Spotlight: Baking Company

Baking Company, a food manufacturer located in Grand Rapids, Michigan, was established as its own entity in 2021 and has carried on the tradition Savory Foods has maintained for the last 25 years.

Inside the Region’s Business Climate: Key Trends from a Recent Retention Blitz
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Inside the Region’s Business Climate: Key Trends from a Recent Retention Blitz

Each year, The Right Place meets with over 600 local organizations to provide unique insight into the economy and understand recent trends they see in their respective industries.

Upcoming Events

2026 Q1 Technology Exchange | February 4

2026 Q1 Technology Exchange | February 4

This is a closed, members-only session.

February 4, 2026
2:30PM–6:00PMJunior Achievement
The Right Place's 2026-2028 Strategic Plan Launch Event

The Right Place's 2026-2028 Strategic Plan Launch Event

Throughout 2025, The Right Place invited business and community leaders from across the region to help shape our next strategic plan. The result is a shared roadmap that will guide our work from 2026–2028.

February 12, 2026
7:30AM–10:00AMFrederik Meijer Gardens
Coffee Circle | February 18

Coffee Circle | February 18

Join us for a coffee circle at the Girl Scout DreamLab.

February 18, 2026
8:30AM–9:30AMGirl Scout DreamLab