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When a Parent’s House Becomes Your Second Job: A Playbook for Working Professionals

The call usually comes on a workday. A parent has fallen, or a diagnosis has changed everything, or the assisted-living apartment that took months to find suddenly has an opening...

What If We Started Choosing Each Other?

When you start a business, everyone tells you that you need customers, and of course, they're right; we all have bills to pay. We need people to walk through the doors, purchase...

R.W. LaPine Expands Across Southwest Michigan

Michigan’s Largest Mass Timber Project Opens

HYPE Opens Applications for Young Entrepreneurs

Advia Credit Union Expands in Kalamazoo

You Don’t Have to Be Perfect. You Just Have to Be Present

Think about the people who helped shape who you are today. Maybe it was a teacher who saw something in you that you didn’t yet see in yourself. A coach who encouraged you to keep...

Why Video Isn’t Just Marketing—It’s a Growth Strategy

For many years, video was viewed as a luxury. It was something large corporations invested in because they had the budget, while smaller businesses focused on websites,...

The Runway Bet: How RAI Jets Built Their Way Into Aviation

RAI Jets didn't start with a polished brand or a big facility. It started in Sturgis with a family that poured concrete for a living and spent its off hours around an airport...

Tsunami Lab Graduates First Cohort of Future Business Owners

At the first Tsunami Lab graduation, keynote speaker Michael Davenport offered a simple way to think about the people who help a business succeed. Davenport, president and CEO of...

$930K Grant Expands Entrepreneur Support

Kalamazoo Youth Sports Facility Breaks Ground

Kruggel Lawton Expands in Portage

Jul 27, 2026 | Sponsored Content

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When a Parent’s House Becomes Your Second Job: A Playbook for Working Professionals

Sep 1, 2026 | Chamber Corner

Ryan Miersma - EZE

The call usually comes on a workday. A parent has fallen, or a diagnosis has changed everything, or the assisted-living apartment that took months to find suddenly has an opening — and it's move-in week. You handle it, because that's what families do. Then, a few...