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Kara Wood Director 616.456.3431 |
Mission StatementGrand Rapids is Open for Business. Our mission is to retain and foster employment opportunities by improving our business environment and encouraging sustainable business development. |
New Market Tax Credit Investment
ARRA Recovery Zone Facility Bonds
OPEN FOR BUSINESSWhether you're a sole proprietor, small business owner, or CEO of a corporation, you'll find that Grand Rapids is a great place to do business. Business opportunities abound for every size and type of company: incubator space for startups, centers for cutting-edge science and technology development, and industrial sites for manufacturing – all in proximity to award-winning colleges, universities and a trained workforce. The Grand Rapids Economic Development Department is standing by to help you grow your business or bring your business to Grand Rapids by working alongside you and local and state agencies to get you what you need to do business here. To view our brochure, click HERE or on the cover image to the right Click HERE to view our brochure map of downtown GR. |
Trade and Industry Development Magazine has announced the top 30 Corporate Investment and Community Impact (CiCi) Award winners for 2009. Sequenom, Inc. has recieved recognition as one of the top 15 projects across the country in the Community Impact Awards. Click here to read an excerpt from the article. Click here to veiw the online publication. |
DornerWorks Ltd. --plans investment of $1.5 million to expand in Grand Rapids...more>>
502 Second Street --redevelopment of 3,500-square-foot industrial building...more>>
Development Center Performance Reports
Monthly reports on the City's Development Center performance and activities are now available on their website ...more>>
| The City of Grand Rapids, City of Kentwood, and City of Wyoming have each received a U.S. EPA Brownfield Assessment Grant for Hazardous Substances ($200,000 each). The City of Grand Rapids also received a $200,000 Petroleum Assessment Grant. The performance period of these grants is three years (2008 to 2011). | |||||
| During this period, each city can complete the following activities on eligible Brownfield sites: • Brownfields site identification and selection • Phase I/II Environmental Site Assessments (ESAs) • Asbestos and lead-based paint surveys • Baseline Environmental Assessments (BEAs) • Due Care evaluations / site reuse planning • Brownfield redevelopment planning and marketing |
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Click here to view the U.S. EPA Brownfield Assessment Grant Fact Sheet