KALAMAZOO, MI — Jonas Peterson was beyond excited to tout an all-time high $9.5 billion in economic investment happening across Southwest Michigan.
But as the CEO of Southwest Michigan First shared the good news at last week’s annual State of Economic Development at the Radisson Plaza Hotel, he also noted there’s much work to be done.
“When we look out across the region, we know, and you know as well, that far too many in Southwest Michigan are not truly experiencing prosperity,” Peterson said, while addressing a crowd of 500 at the sold-out event on Thursday, Feb. 5…