Holland -
According to some source (WalletHub), Holland Michigan was ranked the best small city to start a business in the whole country, in both 2018 and 2017. I don't take much stock in these rankings, but it's good recognition.
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West Michigan town is No. 1 'small city to start a business' in US
Rachel Watson | GRBJ
April 16, 2018
...Holland tops the 2018 ranking of “Best Small Cities to Start a Business” by WalletHub, a personal finance website. The city also snagged the top spot in the 2017 ranking. To create the ranking, WalletHub evaluated more than 1,200 small cities across 18 key metrics, including average growth in number of small businesses, access to investors and labor costs. The ranking is based on communities with a population between 25,000 and 100,000...
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And apparently BarFly Ventures (owner of the very-successful HopCat brand of brewpubs) agrees. It was just announced that HopCat's 18th overall location (the 8th in Michigan) will be in downtown Holland. This will be a sure-to-succeed pairing with the new movie theater.
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HopCat plans next location in West Michigan
Ehren Wynder | GRBJ
April 17, 2018
...Grand Rapids-based BarFly Ventures said yesterday it is planning to open a HopCat in downtown Holland by early 2019. The 6,200-square-foot restaurant and bar will be located at 84 W. 8th St. and be part of Sperry’s Movie House and Retail Suites, a mixed-used development by Geenen DeKock Properties. The location will seat 250 customers inside, there will be an outdoor area that can seat 70 customers...
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Construction Progress, as of April 17 2018 -
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Fox17online (screenshot)