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      Get Ready to Meet in Grand Rapids

      Grand Rapids, Michigan has been named one of America’s Super Cool Cities (Expedia, 2017), 1 of 52 Places to Go Worldwide (New York Times, 2016), the #1 U.S. Place to Visit (Groupon, 2015) and America’s #1 Travel Destination (Lonely Planet, 2014).


      Fueled by an innovative, pioneering spirit, this collaboration has helped the city achieve one of America’s strongest economies – and it can help you deliver one of your most effective and memorable meetings.

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      Grand Rapids - A Meeting Destination

      Grand Rapids, Michigan is a cool city to host your next meeting or convention. With over 7,000+ hotel rooms county-wide, 1,400+ rooms downtown and covered access to collaborative meeting space, hotels, ballroom spaces and DeVos Place convention Center. The convention center has 162,000 sq ft of meeting space with 30+ breakout rooms and a 40,000 sq ft of ballroom located along the Grand River.

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      Sustainability: A Way of Life in Grand Rapids

      Sustainability in the event industry is more than a trend. It is becoming an industry standard. Earlier this year, the...

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      How Grand Rapids can Support your Sustainable Meeting Goals

      Adam London had a challenge. As a board member for the National Environmental Health Organization, he and his colleagues...

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      Navigate Grand Rapids with DASH West

      Meeting planners coming to Grand Rapids with off-site functions have a great option for moving attendees west from...

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      Sustainability: A Way of Life in Grand Rapids

      Sustainability in the event industry is more than a trend. It is becoming an industry standard. Earlier this year, the global Event Industry Council released four Guiding Principles for Sustainable

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      West Michigan Parks are Community Treasures

      Parks, trails, forests and greenspaces cover thousands of acres and touch every corner of Kent County. As the weather warms, residents and visitors, alike, venture out to enjoy all that the great West

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      The Grand River: An Update on the River Restoration Project

      The Grand River Restoration project inspired an entire city to rally behind restoration of its namesake river. More that 10 years after the project launched, thousands have contributed to the vision

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      Grand Rapids is growing and people are noticing

      Grand Rapids is consistently ranked as one of the best and fastest growing economies in the country. Downtown development is keeping pace with that growth. In this Grand Investment installment, we

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      The (perpetual) season of giving in West Michigan

      In this giving season, we take a look at the generous gifts and givers that have helped make Grand Rapids the vibrant community it is today. We are grateful for their vision and their generosity, and

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      Waste Not: How Grand Rapids Approaches Sustainability

      Grand Rapids has long been a model of sustainability nationwide. Government, business and nonprofit partners have come together to set – and exceed – aggressive sustainability goals, earning the

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      Volunteer Projects that Focus on Sustainability

      Grand Rapids has long been a model of sustainability nationwide. Government, business and nonprofit partners have come together to set – and exceed – aggressive sustainability goals, earning the

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      Design thinking is driving innovation in learning, part 3

      In a region where global corporations were among the first to advance design thinking, the iterative, human-centered design process is enhancing learning and driving innovation in after-school

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      Design thinking is driving innovation in learning, part 2

      In a region where global corporations were among the first to advance design thinking, the iterative, human-centered design process is enhancing learning and driving innovation in after-school

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      Design thinking is driving innovation in learning, part 1

      In a region where global corporations were among the first to advance design thinking, the iterative, human-centered design process is enhancing learning and driving innovation in after-school

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      Growing food – and the food industry – in West Michigan

      West Michigan farmers and food processors have created a $1.5 billion agri-food industry, propelling the region to the top 25 percent of similar regions nationwide. Learn how abundant fresh water, a

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      West Michigan features four seasons of outdoor recreation, part 2

      One of the best things about living – and recreating – in West Michigan is spring. And summer. And fall. Winter, too! Michigan’s four distinct seasons mean outdoor enthusiasts are never bored. From

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      West Michigan features four seasons of outdoor recreation, part 1

      One of the best things about living – and recreating – in West Michigan is spring. And summer. And fall. Winter, too! Michigan’s four distinct seasons mean outdoor enthusiasts are never bored. From

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      Grand Rapids emphasizes work-life balance

      Today’s young professionals know that where you live is where your life happens. Work life, personal life, and community life are all wrapped up in place. And place is determined not only by

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      Grand Rapids: A city on the move

      Michigan, the state that put the world on wheels, is now redefining the mobility paradigm in the U.S. In fact, few cities of comparable size are as focused as Michigan’s second largest city – Grand

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      West Michigan work ethic is common factor in manufacturing success

      Our most recent story on manufacturing in West Michigan highlighted the variety and growth of this region’s manufacturing base. Manufacturing jobs grew 23 percent in West Michigan between 2009 and

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      Innovation and Collaboration: Hallmarks of West MI Manufacturing

      A Grand Investment is an ongoing series exploring the business landscape of Grand Rapids. Michigan’s fastest growing metro area and one of the nation’s strongest economies, Grand Rapids is fueled by a

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      Grand Rapids is a Great Place (but don’t take our word for it)

      A Grand Investment is an ongoing series exploring the business landscape of Grand Rapids. Michigan’s fastest growing metro area and one of the nation’s strongest economies, Grand Rapids is fueled by a

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      Tech GR: A Distinct Code, Part 2

      West Michigan is enjoying one of the fastest rates of tech industry growth in the U.S. But what sets the industry apart in Grand Rapids may surprise you. This is the second in a two-part series

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      Tech GR: A Distinct Code, Part 1

      West Michigan is enjoying one of the fastest rates of tech industry growth in the U.S. But what sets the industry apart in Grand Rapids may surprise you. This is the first in a two-part series

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      Assets and Access: The winning compound that fuels Life Sciences in West Michigan

      Spectrum Health, for instance, recently announced a new venture capital fund that will invest $100 million in health-related companies over the next seven to 10 years. Specifically, Spectrum Health

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      Beer starts in the soil

      The young Michigan hop industry has grown tremendously over the past 10 years. The first big hop farms in the state included Empire Hops Farm near Empire, Hop Head Farms in Barry County and Michigan

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      Grand Rapids: A mosaic of local and international work

      As home to dozens of neighborhood galleries, two downtown art museums, one of the largest volunteer-driven arts festivals in the nation, a top-100 most visited art museum worldwide and an

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      Find out why Grand Rapids is the ideal place to plan your meeting. Get our free Meetings Essentials Kit and a Travel Guide to help you start planning.

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