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Economic growth and how to achieve it are at the top of the platform for most candidates running for government office — whether it be for local, state, or national seats of representation. Regional economic catalyst Southwest Michigan First reached out to the 2023 candidates running for office to get their take on growing the […]

Economic growth and how to achieve it are at the top of the platform for most candidates running for government office — whether it be for local, state, or national seats of representation. Regional economic catalyst Southwest Michigan First reached out to the 2023 candidates running for office to get their take on growing the […]

Economic growth and how to achieve it are at the top of the platform for most candidates running for government office — whether it be for local, state, or national seats of representation. Regional economic catalyst Southwest Michigan First reached out to the 2023 candidates running for office to get their take on growing the […]

Economic growth and how to achieve it are at the top of the platform for most candidates running for government office — whether it be for local, state, or national seats of representation. Regional economic catalyst, Southwest Michigan First, reached out to the 2023 candidates running for office to get their take on growing the […]

Construction would be privately funded so the residents of Kalamazoo County would not face new or increased taxes. Kalamazoo, Michigan – For the benefit of Southwest Michigan, Catalyst Development Co. has announced plans to construct a privately funded event center in downtown Kalamazoo. The 320,000+ square foot, state-of-the-art facility will have capacity to host over […]

UPDATE: On Monday, February 22, 2021, Lee Chatfield resigned as CEO of Southwest Michigan First. In a statement to the community, Southwest Michigan First updated its plans on how it will approach the future search. You can read that update here. Regional economic development catalyst Southwest Michigan First today announced Lee Chatfield, former Speaker of […]