Education, innovation key to West Michigan’s economic success

Speaking to an audience at Grand Valley State University, Right Place President Birgit Klohs said education, innovation, and technology is key to West Michigan’s 21^st Century prosperity.

According to excerpts from the story:

Innovation and technology in both manufacturing and life sciences are at the heart of a strong economy in West Michigan, Birgit Klohs told the audience at the Seidman College of Business Alumni Association breakfast series.

“It’s not just about China,” The Right Place Inc. president said of blaming manufacturing problems on outsourcing. “It’s really about us.”

The companies that are doing well in West Michigan are the innovators and those who have carved a niche for themselves and their product, Klohs said. A few of those companies are the four honored at the event: HexArmor, Highland Group, Holwerda Homes, and Primera Plastics.

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