by Kimberly Viers | Mar 16, 2020 | Business
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...
by Kimberly Viers | Mar 16, 2020 | Business
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...
by Kimberly Viers | Mar 16, 2020 | Business
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...
by Kimberly Viers | Mar 5, 2020 | Business
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...
by Kimberly Viers | Feb 3, 2020 | Business
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...
by Kimberly Viers | Jan 27, 2020 | Business
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...
