by Kimberly Viers | Dec 9, 2019 | Business
CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS Kalamazoo, MI For over 25 years, BKC, formally known as Brink, Key & Chludzinski, has been serving Southwest Michigan by providing accounting excellence in solutions for personal and business needs. And though this full-service firm...
by Kimberly Viers | Dec 9, 2019 | Business
CREDIT UNION Kalamazoo, MI Consumers Credit Union knows all about growth. Over 300 employees work at the credit union’s 20 West Michigan offices, with more joining its ranks every year. Jennifer Smith, senior recruiter and human resources specialist, credits the...
by Kimberly Viers | Dec 9, 2019 | Business
BEVERAGE DISTRIBUTOR Kalamazoo, MI Since the repeal of prohibition in 1933, Imperial Beverage has had a presence in Michigan. Today, over 80 years later, it keeps good cheer flowing in every county in the state. With new bars, breweries, and tasting rooms drawing...
by Kimberly Viers | Dec 9, 2019 | Business
CONSTRUCTION AND DEVELOPMENT FIRM Portage, MI To witness the growth of Southwest Michigan is to see AVB’s team in action. The company is a leader in both residential and commercial development, and its people are driven by a passion for creating great places to live...
by Kimberly Viers | Dec 9, 2019 | Business
INDEPENDENT INSURANCE AGENCY Kalamazoo, MI Knock on the doors of Nulty Insurance, and you’ll find a staff of experts in personal and business insurance, as well as employee benefit services, waiting to welcome you. Helping clients prepare for whatever the future might...
by Kimberly Viers | Dec 9, 2019 | Business
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT Kalamazoo, MI The Kalamazoo Promise (The Promise) is known far and wide as one of the nation’s premier community development programs, and education is just one of its team’s many purposes—and passions. The Promise employs specialists who come to...
by Kimberly Viers | Dec 9, 2019 | Business
TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMPANY Galesburg, MI An office nestled in a beautiful wooded corner of Galesburg, MI, may seem like an unlikely place for the headquarters of a high-tech internet company. Inside, CTS Telecom’s technical skills and vast network empower it to...
by Kimberly Viers | Dec 9, 2019 | Business
BANK Kalamazoo, MI A visit to First National Bank of Michigan, located in the heart of downtown Kalamazoo, comes with a complimentary cup of locally brewed coffee and warm smiles from familiar faces. “We have customers who come in every day,” says President and CEO...
by Kimberly Viers | Dec 9, 2019 | Business
DESIGNER AND MANUFACTURER OF CUSTOM ENVIRONMENTS Kalamazoo, MI It should come as no surprise that at Landscape Forms—one of the world’s premier manufacturers of outdoor site furnishings, lighting, and structures—people like to get outside. The company’s benches,...
by Kimberly Viers | Dec 9, 2019 | Business
STAFFING AND RECRUITMENT FIRM Kalamazoo, MI WSI’s mission is to “empower people to live their best lives.” As a staffing and recruitment firm, this means helping people find a profession where they will be successful and fulfilled; however, the company’s guiding...
by Kimberly Viers | Dec 9, 2019 | Business
CREDIT UNION Kalamazoo, MI In business for over 85 years, Honor Credit Union prioritizes collaboration. As a growing credit union with 24 locations throughout Southwest Michigan and the Upper Peninsula, “We place a premium on creating intentional spaces that keep our...
by Kimberly Viers | Dec 9, 2019 | Business
PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT FORM Kalamazoo, MI The headquarters of the full-service product development firm Tekna is a hive of activity, with industrial designers, mechanical engineers, graphic designers, and creatives of every kind huddled around computer screens and...
