GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — Experts painted an optimistic picture Thursday of a local economy that has recovered from the pandemic but is still facing some headwinds during The Right Place’s 2024 Economic Outlook.
Randy Thelen, the president and CEO of The Right Place, presented the West Michigan economic development organization’s annual state of the region report. It illustrates an economy no longer suffering from the pandemic: The Grand Rapids-area labor force has exceeded 2019 rates, as has job growth.
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“It’s not spread equally across all sectors,” Thelen told reporters after the event. “Some sectors are enjoying that recovery more than others, as people are choosing where they go back to work or what sector they go back to work in. But overall we’re one of those select few regions — certainly in…
