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Looking for an affordable place to lay out your “Home, Sweet Home” welcome mat? If so, Southwest Michigan is a great choice. Kalamazoo continues to hold its place in the top five places in the U.S. with the lowest cost of living, closing out 2020 in the number two spot. Among the 269 urban areas […]

The age-old saying may be that “You are what you eat,” but here in Kalamazoo, we judge you by what you drink (what beer you drink, that is). Originally begun as a celebration of Imperial Beverage’s recognition as Craft Beer Distributor of the Year, in its tenth year, Kalamazoo Beer Week continues to recognize the […]

New federal data shows that Michigan’s beer production in 2019 increased four percent since 2017, equaling 1,428,445 barrels of beer for the year. This increase is notable since overall beer production in the U.S. has been trending down for years with a ten percent drop over the past decade. In Kalamazoo county, we’re brewing up […]

Tune your bow with corporate culture. In 2010, during the mad scramble from the nadir of the Great Recession, renowned business leader Alfred O. Weber, recently retired, strode into a hotel conference room in Detroit. In January of that year, Weber had been named co-president and CEO of MANN+HUMMEL GmbH, a global leader in the […]