Greg Northrup spoke recently with Candace Beeke of the Business Review about regionalism in West Michigan. Beeke and her colleagues at Business Review do a good job sensing that regionalism is a trend. They also notice that it is easier to talk about collaboration than it is to make meaningful accomplishments. But we remind West [...]
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Regionalism in West Michigan
Posted in Regional Collaboration, Regional Indicators, WMSA, tagged regionalism, West Michigan on March 22, 2010 | 1 Comment »
West Michigan Looks Good In Economic Development Rankings
Posted in Economic Development, Regional Indicators on March 8, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Site Selection Magazine ranked the State of Michigan 3rd in new economic development projects for 2009. Meanwhile, for metropolitan areas with a population between 200,000 and 1 million, Grand Rapids-Wyoming was tied for 3rd with Baton Rouge, and the Holland-Grand Haven metro was 5th in the country. In an era with lots of bad economic [...]
Holland Ranks 2nd in National Survey of Quality of Life
Posted in In the News, Regional Indicators, WMSA, tagged Holland, qualityoflife on February 16, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Since WMSA has always advocated improving and promoting the quality of life in West Michigan, it was exciting to see that one of our region’s cities–Holland–ranked second in a national survey of citizens about their perceived happiness with their community. The Gallup-Healthways Well-Being Index, based on interviews with more than 353,000 Americans during 2009, asked [...]
Positive Thinking About Michigan
Posted in Regional Collaboration, Regional Indicators on January 28, 2010 | 1 Comment »
Ten years ago when the West Michigan Strategic Alliance was formed, there were hundreds of people from around the region who met to discuss the problems we faced. That was important work. In the past decade, we have done much to address the problems in our economy, environment, urban centers, and society at large (learn [...]
Regional Indicators 2010 Event
Posted in Regional Indicators on October 12, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
You may have heard about WMSA’s Regional Indicators initiative and the “Vital Signs” reports produced to compare West Michigan to other regions around the country. If you haven’t done so before, you are invited to have input on this process as the work for the 2010 “Vital Signs” report begins. WMSA will be hosting a work [...]
Report on Recycling in West Michigan
Posted in Green Infrastructure, Regional Indicators on September 23, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
WMSA has just released a report on recycling in West Michigan. You can also read a news release about the report. Generally speaking, communities across the region have good programs. One problem identified was small businesses left out of curbside programs. Also, residents are not always fully aware of programs and how they work. Participation [...]
Targets for 2015 for West Michigan
Posted in Regional Indicators on July 1, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
WMSA’s Regional Indicators Initiative is an effort to measure West Michigan and compare it to other regions. Data collected so far has given us a good benchmark of the region. Now, WMSA and various partners are working not just to see where we are but to set goals for where we want to be in [...]
