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Art as Self-Care: Making Space to Create

I spend a lot of my life encouraging other people to create. As an artist and the owner of Colors & Cocktails in Downtown Kalamazoo, I have watched thousands of people pick...

$87M Project Builds New Digital Link from Chicago to Southwest Michigan

Paint the Town Green Returns to Southwest Michigan

Kalsec Invests in Next Chapter of Kalamazoo Growth

Allison Allman Named MICPA 2026 Women to Watch Emerging Leader Award Recipient

Kruggel Lawton CPAs is proud to announce that Allison Allman, CPA, has been selected as the recipient of the 2026 Michigan Association of CPAs (MICPA) Women to Watch - Emerging...

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...

Allison Allman Named MICPA 2026 Women to Watch Emerging Leader Award Recipient

Sep 8, 2026 | People, Sponsored Content

Kruggel Lawton CPAs is proud to announce that Allison Allman, CPA, has been selected as the recipient of the 2026 Michigan Association of CPAs (MICPA) Women to Watch - Emerging Leader Award. This award recognizes women who have made significant contributions to the...

Art as Self-Care: Making Space to Create

Sep 10, 2026 | Chamber Corner

Lauren Lasater - Colors & Cocktails

I spend a lot of my life encouraging other people to create. As an artist and the owner of Colors & Cocktails in Downtown Kalamazoo, I have watched thousands of people pick up a paintbrush, sometimes for the first time in decades. And I cannot tell you how many...