GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — Governor Gretchen Whitmer visited Grand Rapids on Thursday to appear at a grand opening for a biomass processing facility. Governor Whitmer, who has made it a priority to make Michigan a climate and innovation leader, delivered remarks at the grand opening of Woodchuck Biomass Processing Facility and AI Innovation Center, saying sustainability and strong economic growth go hand in hand. “Woodchuck is going to take something that we used to treat as trash and put in landfills, wood waste from construction, collection or storm cleanup, and be turning it into a clean source of renewable energy,” Whitmer said. “It is just another example of the exciting, innovative stuff that’s happening across Michigan to create jobs and cut emissions and improve our quality of life.”