The Grand Rapids area is a progressive community which continues to expand technologically, socially, & economically every day. There are medical breakthroughs happening in the northeast corner, a multitude of new restaurants and businesses opening up on once vacant Wealthy Street, universities and colleges opening doors for students in various fields, and we have just hosted the first international Art Prize contest last fall. Our already progressive community has the potential to make many more advancements and the latest up-to-date technology is required for this to happen. (Amy Page)

West Michigan is making the transition from a manufacturing-centric economy, to one built on technology, health sciences, advanced manufacturing and alternative energy, all fueled, in part, by strong higher education. Google fiber will help stimulate growth in these industries, support the higher education needed to develop a highly skilled workforce, and provide our city with a competitive advantage in recruiting talent and retaining a larger number of the area’s 72,000 college and university students needed to move the new economy forward. (from www.goog616.com)

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