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#001. Birgit Klohs: Regional development in West Michigan and the Grand Rapids Medical Mile
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We kick off Season 1 of Policy Works with a conversation with a veteran in the field of regional economic development. Birgit Klohs has been a economic development agent for over 45 years. For nearly 30 of them, she was President and CEO of The Right Place, a regional development organisation in Greater Grand Rapids, West Michigan. Centrally located between Chicago and Detroit, Grand Rapids is Michigan’s second-largest city and a hub for research, innovation and a thriving regional economy.
In this wide ranging and detailed conversation, we speak to Birgit on what it takes to create a regional economic hub, including:
- the origins and evolution of The Right Place
- the Grand Rapids Medical Mile, which has become a hub for medical education, medical devices and other health services
- the goals and challenges facing an economic development agency
- how she thinks about eliminating systemic inequities in her role as an economic development agent
- the connection between workforce development and economic development, and more
Learn more about the Reimagining the Economy project: http://reimagining-the-economy.hks.harvard.edu
8 episodi
Manage episode 345605593 series 3410177
We kick off Season 1 of Policy Works with a conversation with a veteran in the field of regional economic development. Birgit Klohs has been a economic development agent for over 45 years. For nearly 30 of them, she was President and CEO of The Right Place, a regional development organisation in Greater Grand Rapids, West Michigan. Centrally located between Chicago and Detroit, Grand Rapids is Michigan’s second-largest city and a hub for research, innovation and a thriving regional economy.
In this wide ranging and detailed conversation, we speak to Birgit on what it takes to create a regional economic hub, including:
- the origins and evolution of The Right Place
- the Grand Rapids Medical Mile, which has become a hub for medical education, medical devices and other health services
- the goals and challenges facing an economic development agency
- how she thinks about eliminating systemic inequities in her role as an economic development agent
- the connection between workforce development and economic development, and more
Learn more about the Reimagining the Economy project: http://reimagining-the-economy.hks.harvard.edu
8 episodi
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