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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. Our economic development effort is aimed at facilitating greater levels of economic prosperity through innovation, collaboration, and the linking and leveraging of resources. |
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. |
Outer Space Grand Rapids is LISC’s programming for underserved neighborhood commercial districts outside of downtown Grand Rapids, Michigan.
Neighborhoods strive for a robust mix of retail goods and services accessible for residents and visitors alike. Residents may experience stores are not meeting their needs, resulting in costly and time-consuming commutes to shop. Businesses struggle to attract customers, not understanding demographics and demand. The proximity goes underserved.
Local Initiatives Support Corporation offers a decision-support tool for market areas comprised of neighborhoods and business districts that showcase new-found perspectives about neighborhood-serving investment opportunities. Are you ready to discover untapped potential in neighborhood commercial markets of Grand Rapids’ central city neighborhoods?
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