Business and policy leaders from both the west and east side of the state gathered to compare and contrast various approaches to economic development within Michigan.
According to excerpts from the article in Crain's Detroit Business
West Michigan leaders said they've been able to make economic development strides in the Grand Rapids area by thinking regionally and funding projects privately before taking them to the public sector.
Grand Rapids business leaders, who are leading much of the change there, have "really cut across any of the territorial boundaries‚ (which) allowed us to look past any of the arbitrary lines to what's best for the community," said former gubernatorial candidate Richard DeVos.
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http://www.crainsdetroit.com/article/20101029/FREE/101029821/-1#
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