The Right Place receives award for excellence in economic development
Birgit Klohs receives honorary doctorate of business In May, Birgit Klohs served as the 2019 commencement speaker for Davenport University. More than 900 students received their bachelor’s and graduate degrees during the ceremony, while Klohs received an honorary doctorate of business degree for her 30+ years of work in economic development.
The Right Place has been honored as a recipient of the 2019 Mac Conway Award for Excellence in Economic Development by Site Selection Magazine. The Mac Conway award is designed to recognize top local and regional economic development agencies throughout the U.S. for their work in developing prospering communities. In 2018, The Right Place completed 29 economic development projects in the West Michigan region, resulting in 2,155 new and retained jobs.
Hello West Michigan welcomes new intern Olivia Windorf, a current student at Grand Valley State University (GVSU) in the public relations and advertising
West Michigan Life Instagram account receives marketing and PR award In May 2018, The Right Place marketing team launched the organization’s West Michigan Life Instagram account. The page features the people and places that make up the region, as well as testimonies from highlighted individuals about why they love living the #WestMILife. At the 2019 PRoof Awards, hosted by theWest Michigan Public Relations Society of America (WMPRSA), the account received the silver award for best use of social media tactics. See the account at instagram.com/westmichiganlife .
program, has recently joined theHelloWestMichigan team as their new intern. Olivia assists Hello West Michigan with the creation of blog and social media content, event coordination, and candidate management. Olivia is currently the vice president of public relations for the Panhellenic Association at GVSU, and will be graduating with her Bachelor of Science in April 2020.
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