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AI and the Growing Risk of Employment Claims for Business Owners

Generative artificial intelligence (AI) is changing the way people work, including how employees pursue employment-related lawsuits. With AI tools now able to help users research...

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

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...

AI and the Growing Risk of Employment Claims for Business Owners

Sep 16, 2026 | Chamber Corner

Barry Gray - Gray & Associates Insurance Group

Generative artificial intelligence (AI) is changing the way people work, including how employees pursue employment-related lawsuits. With AI tools now able to help users research legal issues, draft documents and navigate court procedures, it has become easier than...