Herman Miller named among 50 most innovative companies

At the height of Michigan's push to create innovative products and technologies to propel the state's economic future, one West Michigan business leader has created both, garnering it national attention from a top industry publication.

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We canvassed the experts, analyzed the products, and crunched the numbers. From visionary upstarts to storied stalwarts, here are companies that dazzle with new ideas -- and prove beyond a doubt how business is a force for change. We call them the Fast 50.

#26 HERMAN MILLER

The first product to emerge from Herman Miller’s secret R&D lab in Michigan just over a year ago has nothing to do with the company’s signature Aeron chairs or modular office furniture. Convia Programmable Infrastructure transforms the way companies install electrical systems, letting you reconfigure an entire building -- lighting, outlets, even heat and A/C -- with only a two-button point-and-click wand.