2026-2028 Strategic Plan

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MANUFACTURING SUPPORT

The Right Place will support small- and mid-sized manufacturers to diversify their customer base, adopt new technologies, and expand the region's manufacturing expertise.

KEY INITIATIVES

1

Assess regional company needs to identify local supplier connections.

2 Leverage the Manufacturers Council to identify opportunities for industry diversification.

Focus The Right Place’s business development team on assisting manufacturers with diversification efforts with an emphasis on aerospace, defense, the electric grid, and medical devices.

3

MMTC-West The Right Place is home to the Michigan Manufacturing Technology Center-West (MMTC-West). The MMTC-West team serves as trusted advisors to small- and medium- sized manufacturers to develop stronger operations, drive innovation, promote excellence and achieve greater profitability. Part of the federal Manufacturing Extension Program, the goal is to extend the latest technology and research within the advanced manufacturing sector to companies often too small to discover and deploy the new approach independently. Advisors for MMTC-West provide objective, straight-forward consulting and manufacturing technical support to manufacturers in the 13-county West Michigan region.

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