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How Pro Services Is Tackling Manufacturing’s Maintenance Talent Gap With Pro Academy

At Pro Academy in Portage, the story goes beyond a training facility. For Pro Services, the Academy reflects a challenge manufacturers know well: finding and developing skilled...

WMU, Kalamazoo Valley Launch Guaranteed Admissions Partnership

Spencer Fire Trucks Celebrates 40 Years

Bronson Named Top Academic Medical Center

The Best Business Strategy Is People Strategy. Here’s How to Actually Live It.

We talk about performance like it's something we can manage into existence. Set the goals. Track the metrics. Hold people accountable. But if you've led people for any length of...

Heritage Community Launches $9M Thrive Together Campaign to Advance Senior Living in Southwest Michigan

Heritage Community of Kalamazoo has announced the public launch of its $9 million Thrive Together campaign, an initiative designed to expand access to care, enhance resident...

Kalamazoo Promise Expands Tuition Coverage

William Schma House Breaks Ground

Western Michigan University Business College Receives $17M Donation from Stan Lucas Trust

Good Jobs, Clean Homes, Stronger Communities: The Ripple Effect of a People-First Business

When I started Jeannie Cleaning ten years ago, I thought excellent customer service was enough. I quickly learned it went beyond that. Coming from a restaurant background, I...

AI Is Here. The Real Question for Southwest Michigan Businesses Is Whether Our Systems Are Ready.

If you run a small or mid-sized business in Southwest Michigan, you’ve probably heard some version of this sentence lately: “AI is going to change everything.” That part is...

Goodwill Golf Classic Tees Up Third Annual Event

Goodwill Industries of Southwestern Michigan will bring back its Goodwill Golf Classic on Monday, July 27 at Gull Lake View Golf Resort, with registration opening March 1. The...

Heritage Community Launches $9M Thrive Together Campaign to Advance Senior Living in Southwest Michigan

Apr 20, 2026 | Sponsored Content

Heritage Community of Kalamazoo

Heritage Community of Kalamazoo has announced the public launch of its $9 million Thrive Together campaign, an initiative designed to expand access to care, enhance resident experience, and strengthen the long-term sustainability of senior living in Southwest...

The Best Business Strategy Is People Strategy. Here’s How to Actually Live It.

Apr 22, 2026 | Chamber Corner

Monica Lloyd - People Forward

We talk about performance like it's something we can manage into existence. Set the goals. Track the metrics. Hold people accountable. But if you've led people for any length of time, you already know it doesn't work that way. Performance is human. And the moment we...

Kalamazoo Promise Expands Tuition Coverage

Apr 20, 2026 | Thrive

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How Pro Services Is Tackling Manufacturing’s Maintenance Talent Gap With Pro Academy

May 4, 2026 | Business, First & 42 Original

At Pro Academy in Portage, the story goes beyond a training facility. For Pro Services, the Academy reflects a challenge manufacturers know well: finding and developing skilled maintenance talent. The Portage-based company works across industrial maintenance,...