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...
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2020 Wonderful Workplaces Winner: Byce & Associates, Inc.
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...
Getting the Data Straight: A Dispute to the “Brain Drain” Report
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...
2020 Wonderful Workplaces Winner: Imperial Beverage
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...
2020 Wonderful Workplaces Winner: Allied Mechanical Services, Inc.
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...
2020 Wonderful Workplaces Winner: SalesPage Technologies
Work Hard, Play Hard! We can’t help but celebrate SalesPage Technologies, a winner of the 2020 Wonderful Workplaces competition powered by FIRST & 42. SalesPage is a software, data, and services provider to asset management firms large and small, across the globe....
2020 Wonderful Workplaces Winner: Lighthouse Group
A Collaborative Team That Spreads Hope in Our Community Lighthouse Group, a full-service insurance agency, is a 2020 Wonderful Workplaces winner. The company offers comprehensive solutions in personal protection, commercial insurance, and employee benefits. The...
2020 Wonderful Workplaces Winner: Nulty Insurance
Where Work Is a Home Away From Home Companies that know how to make work both fulfilling and fun for employees deserve to be recognized, which is why FIRST & 42 has scouted around Southwest Michigan to find the top companies in the region that have Wonderful...
Update on Michigan’s COVID-19 Gathering Guidelines
Today, Governor Whitmer, Robert Gordon, director of the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS), and Dr. Joneigh Khaldun, Chief Medical Executive and Chief Deputy Director for MDHHS provided an update on the COVID pandemic at a press conference. The...
COVID-19 Vaccinations Start in Kalamazoo County
KALAMAZOO, MI—Kalamazoo County Health & Community Services Department and healthcare partners Ascension Borgess, Bronson Healthcare, Family Health Center, and WMed Health are excited to announce the arrival of the Pfizer vaccine to Kalamazoo County and the first...










