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At the Mackinac Policy Conference on Mackinac Island, Governor Whitmer announced a new plan to grow the economy. The $2.1 billion program is focused on growing Michigan’s middle class, supporting small businesses and investing in communities.
The economy of Grand Rapids, and its metro areas, keeps getting better!
A study done by Headlight Data, a website that collects data on economics and the workforce, found that Grand Rapids had the highest rate of job growth in 2016 compared to any other state in the country...
Last week's ManpowerGroup Employment Outlook Survey ranked the country's 100 largest metropolitan areas after surveying 11,000 employers.
The results show Grand Rapids has the strongest net employment outlook for July, August and September of 2017.
Grand Valley State University economist Paul Isely is predicting slow steady growth for the greater Grand Rapids economy in 2017. He also expects the next recession to hit West Michigan in two to three years.