Custom Website Development in Big Rapids, Michigan

AppWT Web & AI Solutions delivers custom website development to businesses in Big Rapids, Mecosta County, a community of approximately 10,600 residents.

Big Rapids Business Districts We Serve

• Downtown Big Rapids
• Perry Avenue
• State Street

Big Rapids is home to major employers including Ferris State University, Spectrum Health Big Rapids, Haworth Inc., Big Rapids Public Schools.

Serving businesses near Ferris State University, Muskegon River, Big Rapids Riverwalk, Hemlock Park, and throughout Big Rapids.

Working in Big Rapids

• Settled in 1855 by brothers George and Zera French; the settlement was originally called Leonard.
• Became the seat of Mecosta County on February 11, 1859; the post office was renamed Big Rapids on September 29, 1859.
• Woodbridge N. Ferris settled in Big Rapids in 1884 and founded the Ferris Industrial School (now Ferris State University); Ferris later served as the 28th Governor of Michigan and as a U.S. Senator.
• The Old Jail, built in 1893 as the county jail and sheriff's residence (used until 1965); the oldest public structure in the city, now a restored community space, tied to the Mecosta County Historical Museum.
• Big Rapids Riverwalk, running along the Muskegon River and linking Hemlock Park, Northend Riverside Park and Swede Hill Park.