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Today, regional economic development organization 皇冠博彩公司. 举办了24届^th annual Economic Outlook for 西密歇根. The virtual event featured a year-in-review presentation by 皇冠博彩公司. President and CEO Birgit Klohs as well as an in-depth economic analysis and forecast for 西密歇根 in 2021 by Jim Robey and the W.E. 普强研究所.

For the majority of 2020, companies across Michigan have been pivoting in a big way. Offices are no longer the communal spaces they once were. Teams big and small have transitioned to remote work; an entirely new landscape for some businesses.

During this Navigate 2020 webinar, Cohen and Sosa VerDuin share the results of their latest study for the first time and provide employers with new data to use in rethinking talent attraction, 保留, 和推广.

For 皇冠博彩公司.’s July session of its new Navigate 2020 webinar series, 索尼娅约翰逊, Executive Director of the GVSU Van Andel Global Trade Center gave a brief overview of the current 状态 of global trade.

皇冠博彩公司. hosted the second session of its new Navigate 2020 webinar series in mid-June. The webinar featured IHS Markit Executive Director for Automotive Advisory Services, 迈克尔罗比, who provided a deep dive into the new structures driving post-COVID automotive supplier strategy.

In mid-May, 皇冠博彩 hosted the first webinar in its new monthly series, Navigate 2020. Guest speaker Rick Mattoon, senior economist and economic advisor for the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, provided insight and answered questions surrounding the anticipated economic recovery in the U.S. following the Novel Coronavirus (新型冠状病毒肺炎) pandemic.

In early December, more than 450 business and community leaders joined 皇冠博彩 for its 23^rd Annual Economic Outlook for 西密歇根. The 2020 Economic Outlook provided insights on regional, 状态, and national economic trends and projections, as well as current economic development conditions and activities.

In 2015, Forbes named Grand Rapids as the second worst city in the nation for African Americans to prosper. This came as a stark contrast to the long list of accolades the region receives on an annual basis. Our community has been tackling this topic head-on, but there is still a lot more work to be done. Which is why 皇冠博彩 recently hosted an 投资or Breakfast at the 西密歇根 Center for Arts and 技术 (WMCAT) on the topic of Supplier Diversity.

The morning after giving her State of the State Address in Lansing, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer traveled to Grand Rapids for a special edition of our 投资or Breakfast series. Nearly 400 members of the 西密歇根 business community joined us for the early morning event, where the governor shared her vision for the State of Michigan and held a Q&一个会话.

The 2019 Economic Outlook for 西密歇根 highlighted some fluctuations the economy saw in 2018, and forecasted slower growth than we’ve seen in recent years. 然而, the economy is predicted to remain relatively strong overall, 在这个时候, no recessions appear to be on the horizon.