2023 Manufacturing Report

Data from 2022 MANUFACTURING ECOSYSTEM

3,460 K-12 participants in robotics competitions

4,300 attendees

Nearly 10,000 students across 56 schools

114 manufacturers participated

$11.7M awarded for workforce training across Greater Grand Rapids yielding:

2,937 new hires

619 new apprenticeships

2,644 classroom training sessions

AUTHORS & CONTRIBUTORS

Lead Executives

Terry Hosink Vice President, Manufacturing Services

Rob Llanes Senior Vice President, Business Development

Lead Author

Lead Design

John Wiegand Business Intelligence & Research Manager

Eric Heys Marketing Coordinator

Contributors

Brad Comment Senior Vice President, Strategic Initiatives

Rafael Martinez Business Intelligence & Research Manager

Randy Thelen President & CEO

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