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MSUâs growth to net Kent County $339M annually
Partners publish study on the future economic impact of the four buildings that comprise MSUâs Medical Mile presence. Courtesy Michigan State University
Michigan State University College of Human Medicine officials recently published a study outlining the future economic impact of the four buildings that comprise MSUâs Grand Rapids presence on the Medical Mile.
The buildings include the Secchia Center, the MSU Grand Rapids Research Center, and two buildings under construction: the Doug Meijer Medical Innovation Building and Perrigo Companyâs North American corporate headquarters, which in the report was dubbed âBuilding 4.â
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MSU’s growth along Medical Mile to generate $339 million annual economic impact
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Pictured is a rendering of the Doug Meijer Medical Innovation Building, slated to open in fall 2021 at the MSU Grand Rapids Innovation Park on the Medical Mile. (Rendering from SmithGroup | Photo provided by MSU to MLive Media Group)
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GRAND RAPIDS, MI Michigan State University’s growth along the Medical Mile will result in an estimated $339 million economic impact each year in Kent County, officials announced Monday, April 12.
That figure comes from an economic analysis of four buildings, two of which are under construction, that comprise the university’s presence along the Medical Mile the stretch of Michigan Street north of downtown Grand Rapids.
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Following the recent news that Perrigo is relocating its North American headquarters to Michigan State University’s Grand Rapids Innovation Park being developed downtown, the two entities said last week they are entering a formal partnership to advance consumer self-care innovation.
Dublin-based Perrigo Company and MSU said Jan. 11 that they have signed a partnership connecting the university’s clinical and research expertise with Perrigo’s product innovation, manufacturing scale and retail partnerships to “empower consumers to take control of their self-care needs.”
The collaboration brings together industry and academic thought leaders who share a passion for enhancing the health and well-being of society with a focus on research and clinical outcomes, retail and pharmacy experiences and technology and product innovations.
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The Right Place made changes to its board of directors for 2021.
The West Michigan economic development agency appointed five new board members to its 2021 board of directors and accepted the retirement of five others. In addition, the board elected the following officers:
Officers for 2021
Vice chair: Tina Freese Decker, president and CEO, Spectrum Health
Treasurer: Bill Pink, president, Grand Rapids Community College
Executive committee appointments
Philomena Mantella, president, Grand Valley State University
Jim Teets, president and CEO, ADAC Automotive
New appointments to the 2021 board
Luke Cherveny, Grand Rapids office managing partner, tax reporting and strategy partner, PwC