Companies throughout Southwest Michigan including Fabri-Kal, Schupan & Sons, Tekna, and more are banding together to produce medical face shields for local healthcare workers treating patients impacted by the coronavirus. Early last week, Bronson Healthcare...
The outbreak of Coronavirus has many people working from home. While those with an extra bedroom might already be set up to do the daily grind from a room down the hall where they sleep, no one saw a scenario where the majority of the nation now finds themselves...
For the most recent version of resources, check out the Southwest Michigan First COVID-19 Response page. In response to the rapidly developing situation around COVID-19, both the federal government and Governor Whitmer’s office are working to support the needs of both...
With a name originated from the word "zoo," Zoetis puts animals at the core of what it does. Manufacturing many of its leading products in our region, Matthew Everhart, vice president of Pharmaceutical and Aseptic Operations, Global Manufacturing and Supply at Zoetis,...
We’re lucky in Southwest Michigan: There’s definitely a lot of women creating a big impact and to whom we can give a shout-out this coming International Women’s Day. We know we missed many great leaders, but let’s take a minute to celebrate these stand-out ones who...
December jobless rates rose slightly in most Southwest Michigan labor markets due to seasonal job cuts in the construction and mining, leisure and hospitality, business services, and government sectors. But, there’s no reason to get hot under the collar at this...
When Stryker Corporation began the search for a place to construct a $154 million research and development facility for its Instruments Division, it had to look no further than the home of its birth in Southwest Michigan. On January 27, 2020, several hundred corporate...
The 269 MAGAZINE team set out to find the best of the best happenings in Southwest Michigan in 2019. We wanted to stop at 10, but added two more for good measure! Graphic Packaging International selected Kalamazoo for its massive $600 million investment in facilities...
WEALTH MANAGEMENT FIRM Kalamazoo, MI In the wealth management field, where clients’ assets are passed from generation to generation, relationships matter. “We’re like doctors in a way,” says Kimberly Dudley, human resource specialist at Greenleaf Trust. “Our clients...
A typical four-person household washes eight to 10 laundry loads every seven days, according to Unclutterer. Averaging 16 pounds per load, this equates to lugging 144 pounds of dirty clothes to and from the laundry room each week. Contrast this vision to that of the...
