Quote Originally Posted by Bham1982 View Post
Right, but the thread specifically referred to the City of Detroit, not Metro Detroit. Detroit has a very minor and steadily declining contribution to overall metro area economic output.

And the thread reinforced this distinction by citing Aurora, IL, which is nothing but an outer sprawlburb of Chicago. Not remotely comparable to Grand Rapids [[City or Metro).

The main point of the Pure Michigan ads is to get out-of-state folks to spend money in-state. Given that Chicagoland is the biggest population center within proximity, it makes sense that West Side locations are given highest priority.

And, let's be real, Michigan's greatest tourist assets lie Up North. Detroit, or Metro Detroit, don't come close.
I'd bet that the city of Detroit has by far the biggest GDP of any municipality in Michigan.