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Chamber’s Choice Awards 2026: Winners and Highlights

Chamber’s Choice Awards 2026: Winners and Highlights

by Eric Ringwelski | Sep 21, 2026 | Business, Chamber Corner

The Southwest Michigan First Chamber brought together small business owners, entrepreneurs, nonprofit leaders, and community partners on Thursday, September 17 at Western Michigan University’s Dalton Recital Hall for the 2026 Chamber’s Choice Small Business Conference...
PitchMI Brings $375K Competition to Kalamazoo

PitchMI Brings $375K Competition to Kalamazoo

by Eric Ringwelski | Sep 21, 2026 | Business, People

71 Apartments Coming to Downtown Kalamazoo

71 Apartments Coming to Downtown Kalamazoo

by Eric Ringwelski | Sep 21, 2026 | Culture, Places

Miller Davis Helps Bring Comstock’s New STEM Academy to Life

Miller Davis Helps Bring Comstock’s New STEM Academy to Life

by Eric Ringwelski | Sep 21, 2026 | Business, Places

AI and the Growing Risk of Employment Claims for Business Owners

AI and the Growing Risk of Employment Claims for Business Owners

by Eric Ringwelski | Sep 16, 2026 | Chamber Corner

Generative artificial intelligence (AI) is changing the way people work, including how employees pursue employment-related lawsuits. With AI tools now able to help users research legal issues, draft documents and navigate court procedures, it has become easier than...
Art as Self-Care: Making Space to Create

Art as Self-Care: Making Space to Create

by Eric Ringwelski | Sep 10, 2026 | Chamber Corner

I spend a lot of my life encouraging other people to create. As an artist and the owner of Colors & Cocktails in Downtown Kalamazoo, I have watched thousands of people pick up a paintbrush, sometimes for the first time in decades. And I cannot tell you how many...
$87M Project Builds New Digital Link from Chicago to Southwest Michigan

$87M Project Builds New Digital Link from Chicago to Southwest Michigan

by Eric Ringwelski | Sep 8, 2026 | Business, Places

Paint the Town Green Returns to Southwest Michigan

Paint the Town Green Returns to Southwest Michigan

by Eric Ringwelski | Sep 8, 2026 | Uncategorized

Kalsec Invests in Next Chapter of Kalamazoo Growth

Kalsec Invests in Next Chapter of Kalamazoo Growth

by Eric Ringwelski | Sep 8, 2026 | Business

Allison Allman Named MICPA 2026 Women to Watch Emerging Leader Award Recipient

Allison Allman Named MICPA 2026 Women to Watch Emerging Leader Award Recipient

by Eric Ringwelski | Sep 8, 2026 | People, Sponsored Content

Kruggel Lawton CPAs is proud to announce that Allison Allman, CPA, has been selected as the recipient of the 2026 Michigan Association of CPAs (MICPA) Women to Watch – Emerging Leader Award. This award recognizes women who have made significant contributions to...
When a Parent’s House Becomes Your Second Job: A Playbook for Working Professionals

When a Parent’s House Becomes Your Second Job: A Playbook for Working Professionals

by Eric Ringwelski | Sep 1, 2026 | Chamber Corner

The call usually comes on a workday. A parent has fallen, or a diagnosis has changed everything, or the assisted-living apartment that took months to find suddenly has an opening — and it’s move-in week. You handle it, because that’s what families do....
What If We Started Choosing Each Other?

What If We Started Choosing Each Other?

by Eric Ringwelski | Aug 25, 2026 | Chamber Corner

When you start a business, everyone tells you that you need customers, and of course, they’re right; we all have bills to pay. We need people to walk through the doors, purchase our products, use our services, and hopefully come back again. But the longer I have...
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