Seems like EVERYTHING in Michigan is failing.
Detroit, Flint, Grand Rapids, Kalamazoo.. all of them are going down the drain.
So are there any Michigan cities which arent?
2007-07-22 02:07:52 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous in Travel ➔ United States ➔ Detroit
Everything in Downtown Grand Rapids is growing. We also have a huge Medical Industry that is only getting bigger.
2007-07-22 09:20:19 · answer #1 · answered by Lindsay 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I would have to say exit 4 off of I-96 (fruitport) with the mall. seems like there are 3-4 new buildings going up every year. So far in the past 6/7 years there has only been 2 businesses to go out (famous daves and benjamin franklins). Other than that just this month we have had a cici's pizza, taco bell, kfc, something else is being built over by kohl's and now a steak house in front meijer. So I would definitely say that fruitport is growing economically.
2007-07-22 07:47:05 · answer #2 · answered by picc0999 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Contrary to popular belief, Grand Rapids economy is actually growing. Thanks to the booming of the healthcare industry, the recent job growth in Grand Rapids is 2.44%, compare to Detroit -0.60%, and 1.40% nationwide (according to the latest stats. by the Dept. of Labor.)
New hospitals and clinics are opening almost every quarter in the past few years. Michigan State University will be opening the new medical campus shortly. Downtown G.R is also undergoing a lot of constructions for new businesses. Furniture industry seems to be on the right track in their recovery. Big players, such as Steelcase for instance, are closing their plants out of state, and shift their focus to Grand Rapids area.
Muskegon is not doing that bad, either. I am an adjust professor in one of the biggest private college in Michigan. I can tell you for sure that the demand for the new graduates has never been greater in the past decade.
2007-07-26 02:05:42 · answer #3 · answered by vinc_eric 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ann Arbor and the Traverse City areas are great! They have that 'small town' appeal and quaintness that you can't always find. It's cold in the winter of course with snow, but it's really a beautiful area. Lake Michigan is beautiful all times of year. I spent summers in Michigan when I was a child. Those are some of the best memories of my life.
2016-05-20 18:50:34 · answer #4 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Grand Rapids is prospering compared to Detroit
2007-07-22 11:14:07 · answer #5 · answered by Mopar Muscle Gal 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
west michigan does ok, and tourism around traverse city/leelenau bay is always good. even if the economic infrastructure collapses, michigan will always have a good agricultural base. and tourism up north and along lake michigan will always be strong.
2007-07-23 06:34:54 · answer #6 · answered by Super G 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, the City of Troy is blooming. By cutting budgets and with the best school distrcits in the region nothing beats Troy*.
*except for West Bloomfield.
2007-07-23 15:04:58 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
I live in Central Michigan and we seem to be holding our own with the state workers and a diversified work arena!
2007-07-23 14:12:14 · answer #8 · answered by Me 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Grand Rapids and that part of the state are doing fine. Why do you suppose that is??
2007-07-22 16:15:18 · answer #9 · answered by JustAskin 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There are many areas that are growing. The west side of the state and even as far east as Ann Arbor.
2007-07-23 04:52:44 · answer #10 · answered by G Detroit 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋