by Kimberly Viers | Aug 7, 2023 | Culture
Southwest Michigan First, in partnership with the Monroe-Brown Foundation and The Kalamazoo Promise, hosted three networking events in Kalamazoo this summer. Nearly 160 interns from 45 universities, 19 states, and nine countries participated in the Summer Intern Mixer...
by Kimberly Viers | Jul 23, 2023 | Business
Kalamazoo RESA’s CareerNOW program, in collaboration with local organizations and Firekeepers Casino Hotel, is thrilled to announce a free Culinary Skills Pre-Apprenticeship Program. The program aims to provide individuals aged 18 to 24 from Kalamazoo and Calhoun...
by Kimberly Viers | Jul 5, 2023 | Business
Focusing on affordable housing and tax credit investments across Mercantile’s footprint Mercantile Bank (“Mercantile”) recently announced the creation of a new wholly owned subsidiary, Mercantile Community Partners, that will expand its ability to provide financing...