Grand Rapids is hardly the land of “rusted-out factories scattered like tombstones” that Trump evoked in his inauguration address. But neither is Grand Rapids a model for the rest of the country. Of the nation’s 52 metro areas with a population of at least 1 million, he notes, Grand Rapids is No. Grand Rapids also boasts smaller industrial firms that use imaginative ways to meet the challenges they face. His grandfather retired from a General Motors body plant that once operated in the Grand Rapids area.

Source: Los Angeles Times June 12, 2017 15:02 UTC