by Kimberly Viers | Oct 14, 2019 | Business
USING EMPATHY AND PLENTY OF POST-ITS A Q+A WITH ALISON SHIELDS __________________________________ What is your role at Stryker? I’m a user experience (UX) researcher on Stryker’s product development team. My job is to advocate for the people who will eventually use...
by Kimberly Viers | Oct 14, 2019 | Business
Comstock Township will sparkle more brilliantly thanks to the 25,200-square-foot Forman Glass expansion that broke ground in June 2019. While the aesthetic impact Forman Glass brings to a project is dazzling, the company’s solutions are practical. This 57-year-old...
by Kimberly Viers | Oct 14, 2019 | Leadership
We sat down with two local leaders to get their insights on success, development, motivation, and more. Joseph Thomas III FIELD Services and Juvenile Drug Treatment Court Manager at Kalamazoo County Ninth Circuit Court—Family Division Linda Apsey President and Chief...
by Kimberly Viers | Oct 14, 2019 | Culture
When two Grand Rapids natives opened the doors of Eastern Kille Distillery in 2016, it was a moment long in the making. It all started in 2014 when Brandon Voorhees and Steve Vander Pol began transforming a dilapidated industrial building at 700 Ottawa Avenue NW into...
by Kimberly Viers | Oct 14, 2019 | Business
Sometimes a spark of inspiration is all it takes Inspiration struck David Maurer when he was a student at the University of Michigan. Maurer was studying biology, but he found that the subject didn’t really suit him. One summer, he got a job working the assembly line...
by Kimberly Viers | Oct 14, 2019 | Leadership
For just a moment, think back to July of this year. Oh, the glorious days of midsummer, when the sun was shining, the humidity was just right, and the evening temps were cool enough to sleep with the windows open. It was easy to be lulled into the false sense that...
by Kimberly Viers | Oct 14, 2019 | Culture
Event Annual Holiday Art Sale Organization Kalamazoo Institute of Arts (KIA) Date and Time November 30 from 5:00 pm to 8:00 pm
December 1 from 9:00 am to 3:00 pm Location 435 West South Street, Kalamazoo, MI 49007 — What roel does the KIA play in the community?...
by Kimberly Viers | Oct 14, 2019 | Leadership
Patricia Provot North American Continental Leader at Armstrong International 1978 | Born in Belgium I was the first of four children born to a French-speaking dad and Dutch-speaking mom. My delivery happened while my parents were on vacation for a month in Belgium. My...
by Kimberly Viers | Oct 8, 2019 | Business
Two local counties—Kalamazoo and St. Joseph—will be seeking tax dollars to fund an expansion of career and technical education during the Tuesday, November 5 election. This comes at a time when existing regional employers of all sizes face a workforce skills gap and...
by Kimberly Viers | Oct 3, 2019 | Uncategorized
Or should we say “succession plan”?Or should we say “succession plan”? Human resources (HR) functions within organizations are changing. Fading are the days when HR managers were hired solely to keep employees compliant with policy and the benefits competitive. Today,...
by Kimberly Viers | Sep 24, 2019 | Business
Did you know that Southwest Michigan is home to one of the nation’s largest centers of design-driven businesses? Everyday products like Kitchen Aid mixers, Sharpie markers, Yoplait cups, and Kellogg’s cereal boxes are all designed right here in our backyard. But...
by Kimberly Viers | Sep 6, 2019 | Leadership
Prevention Works is arming Southwest Michigan with the tools it needs to build a brighter future. The prevention-focused nonprofit is built upon best practices for community-wide prevention of drug and alcohol use, relationship violence, adolescent health, and...
