Article Author: Olivia Ritsema

In looking back on the past months during the COVID-19 crisis, Jamie Clark, president, founder, and owner of Clark Logic, has counted his blessings. Leading his company of over 100 employees through this time has been like no other in history. The 50-year-old third party logistics company puts its primary focus on service for industrial […]

As businesses continue to navigate COVID-19, they continue to return to work safely and strategically. For Schupan & Sons, Inc., a diversified metals and plastics business with a global footprint, the return to work has been a process of responding to the market and continuing to keep in mind the well-being of its over 500 […]

Today is National Hammock Day! Whether you’re hanging out with friends, that special someone, or going solo, there’s no better way to relax than to spend a sunny day at a local park hammocking. All you need is your hammock, straps, and two trees (and if you’ve got a double hammock, you’re going to want […]

You’ll relish this news—July is National Hot Dog Month. With warm weather and the safety of the great outdoors, hot dog season is officially here. While there are many ways to enjoy this food that runs deep in American culture, one fun way to enjoy the celebration is to mustard up your support for our […]

Farmers around southwest Michigan are wrapping up strawberry season and ramping up for a berry nice blueberry season! We are so lucky to have an abundance of the freshest selection of fruit right in our backyard. According to local farmers, blueberries will hit their peak ripeness in mid-July and continue into early August. Picking blueberries […]

Good news was announced last week from several community partners about a new partnership in Kalamazoo which will provide Wi-Fi routers with unlimited internet service at no cost to 1,000 households of Kalamazoo Public Schools students that do not have internet access. The partnership, known as Digital Access for All (DAFA), includes Kalamazoo Public Schools […]

In case you missed National Eat Your Vegetables Day on Wednesday, you have a field of opportunity to get your hands on fresh local produce at any of our regional farmers markets. On Wednesday, we shared about the flourishing agriculture industry in our state, so it should come as no surprise that Michigan ranks third […]

Today is National Eat Your Vegetables Day, and there’s no better place to spend it than in Michigan. Our state has over 9.9 million acres of farmland and produces more than 300 commodities, making it the state with the second most diverse agriculture industry in the nation just behind California. This means there should be […]

The month of June is National Camping Month! Whether it’s from a tent, hammock, RV, trailer, or cabin, our region is the perfect place to enjoy the great outdoors and explore the natural beauty of our state. The good news is that, here in Southwest Michigan, you don’t have to be a wilderness expert to […]

Did you know that in Michigan you’re never more than six miles from an inland lake or more than 85 miles from one of the HOMES, a.k.a. Great Lakes? With more than 11,000 inland lakes, there are so many beautiful bodies of water to explore and enjoy. This must be why Michiganders love summer so […]

Apollo and his harp have reigned in our region for almost 100 years through the Kalamazoo Symphony Orchestra (KSO) with musical education and world-class entertainment. During this difficult time, KSO’s music director, Julian Kuerti, and musicians wanted to find ways to continue creating music together for the community, even if only virtually. The result of […]

We are raising our glass to all of the local distillers that add spirit to Michigan on National Craft Distillery Day! Local craft distilleries are on the rise (almost like a Phoenix rising from the ashes) and producing award-winning spirits. “We found a niche in a community that we love and the possibilities are endless,” […]