Category: Business

Photo Caption: Stryker President of Customer Solutions Mike Carlin and Western Michigan University President Edward Montgomery talk at the first Southwest Michigan Corporate Leadership Breakfast held on April 26, 2023. On April 26, 2023, Western Michigan University’s (WMU) corporate engagement team hosted the first Southwest Michigan Corporate Leadership Breakfast, inviting local industry partners to campus […]

Allegiant Laundry Services Founder Jeremiah Smith of South Haven, Michigan, was honored at the annual Michigan Celebrates Small Business Awards Gala last week. But that’s not the best part of his story. In 2011, as a naïve 23-year-old entrepreneur, Smith launched a coin laundry service in Hartford. What started out as a venture to maximize […]

Two projects expected to generate total private investment of nearly $4 million, create 65 jobs Automation supplier APEX Controls expanding in Hudsonville, adding 30 new jobs Medical device manufacturer C2Dx expanding in Schoolcraft, creating 35 jobs   Governor Gretchen Whitmer joined the Michigan Economic Development Corporation (MEDC) to announce two business expansion projects expected to […]

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 […]