Month: October 2019

Event Annual Holiday Art Sale Organization Kalamazoo Institute of Arts (KIA) Date and Time November 30 from 5:00 pm to 8:00 pm
December 1 from 9:00 am to 3:00 pm Location 435 West South Street, Kalamazoo, MI 49007 — What roel does the KIA play in the community? When I first moved to Kalamazoo, the city […]

Patricia Provot North American Continental Leader at Armstrong International 1978 | Born in Belgium I was the first of four children born to a French-speaking dad and Dutch-speaking mom. My delivery happened while my parents were on vacation for a month in Belgium. My father was a diplomat for the Belgian government, and my parents […]

Two local counties—Kalamazoo and St. Joseph—will be seeking tax dollars to fund an expansion of career and technical education during the Tuesday, November 5 election. This comes at a time when existing regional employers of all sizes face a workforce skills gap and companies are desperately searching across America for new locations where pools of […]

Or should we say “succession plan”?Or should we say “succession plan”? Human resources (HR) functions within organizations are changing. Fading are the days when HR managers were hired solely to keep employees compliant with policy and the benefits competitive. Today, organizations are seeking leaders of “people departments” to usher talent development initiatives forward, provide organizational […]