THE WHY
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ECOSYSTEM
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Overview
Establishing Tech Hubs
Creating Our Strategy
Roadmap For Success
The Process
Shaping Our Future
Tech Industry Growth 2007 to 2021
There’s no denying technology is the future. Our businesses are driven by it. The future of Greater Grand Rapids depends on it. The next decade will spur more technological progress than experienced over the past century. 1 Future jobs will mirror that trend, with the growth in tech-related fields projected to grow at twice the rate of other occupations nationally over the coming decade. 2 Currently, job postings for positions in emerging tech fields increased 209% between 2015 and 2021, while high-tech software and service firms grew at a rate far surpassing other sectors in the years following the Great Recession. 3,4
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1 McKinsey & Company Tech Trends 2 CompTIA CyberStates 2022 3 CompTIA CyberStates 2022
Graph Source: CBRE. Tech 30 2021
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