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PROSPERITY
New jobs, new wages, new buildings, new equipment; more businesses delivering more goods and services; more people working and making higher incomes; more investment driving more local tax base. This is the winning formula for economic growth and prosperity. The Right Place is committed to assisting our existing business base, focusing on companies that sell their goods and services across the country and around the world, resulting in new money flowing into our region. We also welcome new companies to the region, targeting those bringing new economic diversification opportunities. Together, this focus on business growth helps expand the economy in a way that helps support existing and new small businesses—more customers earning more income to spend locally. Our primary industry targets include: Advanced Manufacturing | Health Sciences | Technology While we are always open to opportunities to further diversify the regional economy, our proactive efforts are centered on these three targets that build on our existing strengths and advance our economic prosperity goals. Through the work of The Right Place staff, Greater Grand Rapids has a robust effort in place to retain, grow, and attract businesses to the region. Conducting over 500 business retention visits annually and traveling the country and the world to seek new opportunities, The Right Place positions the region as the right place for doing business.
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