Forbes article terms Grand Rapids ‘best right-size city’

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — A Forbes article has dubbed Grand Rapids “the best right-size city in America.”

Grand Rapids doesn’t try to be the biggest city but instead knows how to play to its strengths, wrote Forbes senior contributor Goldie Chan in a Wednesday article . She says other cities can use Grand Rapids as a model for growth.

The article highlights the range of companies in the area, from Acrisure to MillerKnoll to Amway; the role of community leaders in projects like the Van Andel Arena and the planned Acrisure Amphitheater; and the community’s willingness to “have hard conversations” and work toward solutions.

“In an era where people now have more flexibility to work from anywhere, Grand Rapids’ bet on its potential as a city 30+ years ago is truly paying off,” Chan wrote.

You can read the full article here.

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