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==Technology== Grand Haven has been one of many technology leaders in West Michigan and throughout the country, having been featured in the national media, including on ABC, in ''PCWorld'', ''ComputerWorld'' and ''Forbes'' magazine.<ref>{{cite web|title=Grand Haven, Here We Come - ABC News|url=https://abcnews.go.com/blogs/politics/2010/05/grand-haven-here-we-come/|access-date=21 July 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Kotkin|first1=Joel|title=Small Cities Are Becoming New Engine Of Economic Growth|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/joelkotkin/2012/05/08/small-cities-are-becoming-the-main-engine-of-economic-growth/|access-date=21 July 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Brewin|first1=Rob|title=Michigan city turns on citywide Wi-Fi - Computerworld|url=http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/94928/Michigan_city_turns_on_citywide_Wi_Fi|access-date=21 July 2014|date=2004-07-30}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Michigan City Goes Wireless | work=PCWorld|url=http://www.pcworld.com/article/117324/article.html|access-date=21 July 2014| date=2004-08-11}}</ref> The city was the first municipality in the country to feature a citywide wireless internet service.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.walkersands.com/Grand-Haven-First-Citywide-WiFi.htm|title=High Tech Marketing Firms - High Tech PPC and SEO Firms - Chicago Web Design|work=walkersands.com|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080602124740/http://www.walkersands.com/Grand-Haven-First-Citywide-WiFi.htm|archive-date=2008-06-02}}</ref> The wireless service is designed to work throughout the city and up to {{convert|15|mi|km}} offshore for boaters. In 2004, the city started offering wireless internet service for residents, businesses and visitors for payment on varying cost-time scales. [[File:Grand Haven Pier 11.28.2019.jpg|thumb|221x221px|Grand Haven South Pier after resurfacing in 2019.]]
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