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Welcome to Grand Rapids, Michigan

Michigan's second largest city began as an Indian village situated along the west bank of the Grand River. In 1826 Louie and Sophie Campau set up a trading post and began transforming Grand Rapids into a major frontier town, using the rapids to provide power for sawmills. With easy access to the raw materials, several Grand Rapids entrepreneurs turned to furniture manufacturing and by the mid 1900's, it was considered America's furniture capital.

While many sawmill towns exhausted their resources and never quite recovered economically, further development led to such a diverse economic base that the city now has one of the most favorable business climates in the U.S. and remains a leading manufacturing and trade center. Grand Rapids enjoys a climate of strong family values and is a great place to work and live.

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