Muskegon's economic development office is busy fielding inquiries regarding the city's offer of free acreage in the Seaway Industrial Park, formerly priced at $30,000 per acre.
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There's nothing like "free" to get someone's attention. And that's been the case with the city of Muskegon's aggressive economic development program called "Muskegon 25."
Announced six months ago, the offer is for free land in one of two area industrial parks if business developers promise to create jobs. Muskegon 25 has gotten plenty of attention but as of yet not a single deal. The media has been all over Muskegon 25 since it was published in The Muskegon Chronicle in mid-August. News stories have appeared in the Detroit Free Press and on Michigan Public Radio, along with online media AOL.com, Yahoo.com and CNBC.com.
"Every time Muskegon 25 gets some more media attention, we get calls," said Cathy Brubaker-Clarke, the city's economic development and planning director. "The most promising inquiries have been people and businesses with a prior history with Muskegon or West Michigan. They were people who have left and are looking to bring their business back to town."
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