Month: January 2021

In an effort to consolidate business by cutting overhead to increase profitability, Eliason Corporation, a part of Senneca Holdings, relocated three divisions from its plant in Pittsburgh to its Southwest Michigan location in Portage. “The good news is the company does not shy away from trying to add on here. At least that means we’re […]

Through $39,015,052 in grants from the Going PRO Talent Fund, Michigan is helping nearly 30,000 workers across the state to secure employment, industry-recognized credentials and strong wages by providing training grants to more than 850 Michigan businesses to support their high-demand, high-skill talent needs. “Now more than ever, we need to invest in our talent […]

Restaurants across Michigan received clearance on Friday from Governor Gretchen Whitmer during a press conference that they will be able to reopen for indoor dining. Beginning on February 1, 2021, restaurants may reopen their dining rooms with a restriction of groups up to ten people from two households, a 25 percent capacity limit, and a […]

Supporting Teammates through ‘Business as Unusual’ Joining the ranks as a 2020 Wonderful Workplaces champion is Greenleaf Trust, a privately held wealth management firm with specialized disciplines in asset management, trust administration, qualified retirement plan administration, and family office advisory services. With approximately $14 billion in assets under advisement, Greenleaf Trust is among the largest […]

Creating a Great Experience for All FIRST & 42 is celebrating Gibson Insurance as a winner of this year’s Wonderful Workplaces competition. Gibson provides counsel and advice on complex business and people issues that go far beyond the scope of an insurance policy. This approach provides value and sophisticated protection to its clients. Gibson has […]

A Workplace Where the First Three Letters of the Profession Are FUN! FIRST & 42 is celebrating another 2020 Wonderful Workplace winner: the WMU Foundation. The team at WMU Foundation joins 14 other regional companies receiving the honor for their outstanding workplace culture and care for employees. As a 40-member team, the WMU Foundation strives […]

Gibson recently announced an expanding partnership with Health Rosetta. This announcement comes on the heels of the selection of Brian J. Bellware, CIC as one of 214 benefits advisors in the nation to be accepted to the Health Rosetta Advisor program in recognition for his work to better manage clients’ health benefit spend. Bellware joins […]

Where Coworkers are Family FIRST & 42 has scouted our region for the most outstanding companies with excellent workplace culture, and we’ve rounded up the best of the best in the 2020 Wonderful Workplaces competition. Byce & Associates, Inc. (Byce), is one of the champions that shined bright in this year’s competition. Byce is a […]

During the final weeks of 2020, Kalamazoo was riding high from headlines around the globe touting the achievements from our neck of the woods in producing the first COVID-19 vaccine approved in the U.S. for widespread use. As the way things seem to go with everything these days, there was a “Debbie Downer” around the […]

Passion, Purpose, Solutions, Genuineness, and Servant Leadership FIRST & 42 is celebrating the region’s outstanding workplaces with our 2020 Wonderful Workplaces competition. Today we would like to extend a warm congratulations to Consumers Credit Union for being crowned a champion in this year’s competition. Consumers Credit Union is a Michigan-based credit union offering a range […]

Helping People Succeed FIRST & 42 is raising a glass for Imperial Beverage, a long-standing member of the Michigan beverage distribution community. Established in 1933 after the repeal of prohibition and purchased by Kalamazoo’s Cekola family in 1984, Imperial has grown from a one-county beer distributor to a top 10 statewide beer, wine, and spirits […]

Faith, Family, and Then Work We’re celebrating Allied Mechanical Services, Inc. as a 2020 Wonderful Workplace winner. Allied Mechanical Services (AMS) is a mechanical contractor that has been servicing customers for over 35 years. Their service team believes each customer’s facility is unique and that it doesn’t run like any other. That’s why AMS partners […]