(GRAND RAPIDS, MI) – Popular finance news website Yahoo Finance cited Grand Rapids as one of the best cities to start a career in technology in its Aug. 23 article titled “4 Best Cities to Start a Tech Career.”

According to the story, "The pandemic accelerated the tech industry's exodus out of its ancestral homeland of Silicon Valley." With remote work becoming the norm, the workforce can move anywhere in the country, especially somewhere with a better cost of living.

Andrew Lisa, the article's author, chose Grand Rapids as one of these emerging hubs. Lisa goes on to reference The Right Place's tech strategy for the Greater Grand Rapids area, and that Grand Rapids will be "the most significant tech cluster in the Midwest by 2031. It is currently estimated "that 5% of the economy and 5% of the jobs in Grand Rapids are currently in tech -- and they're on pace to double those numbers to 10% each within a decade."

The ranking comes out just a few days before The Right Place announced its 10-year technology strategy that aims to position the region as a leading tech cluster in Midwest by creating 20,000 new jobs in the tech sector.

Learn more about Right Place’s tech strategy here: https://rightplace.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/production/uploads/downloads/public-resources/Tech-Report-iPDF-Low.pdf 

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About The Right Place, Inc.
About The Right Place, Inc. The Right Place, Inc., is a regional nonprofit founded in 1985 and supported through investments from the private and public sector. The Right Place drives current and long-term economic prosperity in West Michigan through the development and implementation of comprehensive strategies to retain, expand and attract businesses. This includes connecting area businesses to national and international resources, identifying emerging growth opportunities, strengthening the competitiveness of area firms, and marketing the region globally. The International Economic Development Council has designated The Right Place as an Accredited Economic Development Organization (AEDO). Find out more by visiting www.rightplace.org, liking us on facebook.com, and following us on twitter @TheRightPlaceGR.

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