Month: May 2023

CLS, a family-owned uniform and linen rental service serving Michigan since 1899, is excited to announce the completion of their new production expansion projects and would like to invite you to tour the new facilities. Their state-of-the-art production upgrades feature cutting-edge technology and modern equipment that has allowed them to expand their capacity by more […]

Photo Caption: Stryker President of Customer Solutions Mike Carlin and Western Michigan University President Edward Montgomery talk at the first Southwest Michigan Corporate Leadership Breakfast held on April 26, 2023. On April 26, 2023, Western Michigan University’s (WMU) corporate engagement team hosted the first Southwest Michigan Corporate Leadership Breakfast, inviting local industry partners to campus […]

Ron Foor to lead Mercantile in the governmental and public entity banking space. Mercantile Bank (“Mercantile”) is pleased to announce the expansion of its governmental banking team with the addition of Ron Foor, to serve as Senior Vice President, Director of Governmental Banking. Ron Foor brings more than 34 years of experience to his role […]

Allegiant Laundry Services Founder Jeremiah Smith of South Haven, Michigan, was honored at the annual Michigan Celebrates Small Business Awards Gala last week. But that’s not the best part of his story. In 2011, as a naïve 23-year-old entrepreneur, Smith launched a coin laundry service in Hartford. What started out as a venture to maximize […]

The Kalamazoo Regional Educational Service Agency (KRESA) Board of Education has decided to move into contract negotiations with Dr. Dedrick Martin to become its next superintendent. The process concluded after gathering input from the staff and public via focus groups and an online survey, holding multiple rounds of interviews, visitations to the various KRESA facilities […]

PULSE, a non-profit organization working to improve early childhood development in Michigan, is partnering with Stanford’s RAPID-Early Childhood Project survey team to gather family data that will inform our understanding of the childcare landscape in our region. RAPID has been amplifying the voices and experiences of parents with young children in America since 2020 and […]