by Kimberly Viers | Jan 1, 2019 | Culture
Consumers Credit Union understands that a healthy team produces healthy results. CONSUMERS CREDIT UNION; OSHTEMO, MI | In recent years, the credit union has expanded to 19 locations across Southwest Michigan. Last year, it unveiled its state-of-the-art headquarters in...
by Kimberly Viers | Jan 1, 2019 | Culture
In Battle Creek, 3,000 people report to work daily at DENSO Corporation’s manufacturing hub. DENSO; BATTLE CREEK, MI | The site is where DENSO, the world’s second largest mobility supplier, produces all of its thermal systems in North America. To manufacture its...
by Kimberly Viers | Jan 1, 2019 | Culture
Gibson team members pride themselves on being advisors and consultants, not just commercial and personal insurance brokers. GIBSON; KALAMAZOO, MI | They offer solutions to guard against risk, helping their clients protect what’s most important to them, like their...
by Kimberly Viers | Jan 1, 2019 | Culture
Words are just as important as the numbers at Greenleaf Trust, a privately held wealth management firm with specialized disciplines in asset management, trust administration, and retirement planning services. GREENLEAF TRUST; KALAMAZOO, MI | For a business that deals...
by Kimberly Viers | Jan 1, 2019 | Culture
For GT Independence, self-determination is everything. GT INDEPENDENCE; STURGIS, MI | “Think of the choices you make every day,” explains Holly Carmichael, chief operating officer at GT Independence. “You choose when to take a shower, what you want to eat for lunch,...
by Kimberly Viers | Jan 1, 2019 | Culture
Keystone Solutions Group, a West Michigan-based product development and medical device contract manufacturing company, finds that its employee-centric culture helps it to focus on what’s most important: its customers. KEYSTONE SOLUTIONS GROUP; KALAMAZOO, MI | “I know...
by Kimberly Viers | Jan 1, 2019 | Culture
Kruggel Lawton is not your standard accounting firm. KRUGGEL LAWTON; ST. JOSEPH, MI | Come tax season, work may not be all fun and games, but Kruggel Lawton tries to keep things light even in the most hectic time of the year. On Fridays during tax season, the firm’s...
by Kimberly Viers | Jan 1, 2019 | Culture
Upon entering the lobby of Midwest Energy and Communications (MEC), the client experience truly begins. MIDWEST ENERGY AND COMMUNICATIONS; CASSOPOLIS, MI | Visitors are greeted in the “Internet of Things (IOT) Room,” which sports the latest high-tech gadgets. Why?...
by Kimberly Viers | Jan 1, 2019 | Culture
Ron Jackson Insurance was founded by a former Chicago White Sox and Boston Red Sox player in 1962 and has stayed in the Kalamazoo area, and in the family, ever since. RON JACKSON INSURANCE; KALAMAZOO, MI | Today, the organization is staffed by members of the Jackson...
by Kimberly Viers | Jan 1, 2019 | Culture
The architects and engineers at Towerpinkster have helped design some wonderful-looking workplaces since the company’s founding in 1953. TOWERPINKSTER; KALAMAZOO, MI | However, for President and CEO Bjorn Green, a workplace is measured not by its appearance, but by...
by Kimberly Viers | Jan 1, 2019 | Culture
When you dial the phone number of Wiser Financial Group, you will always be greeted with a cheerful “Hello” and never a machine. WISER FINANCIAL GROUP; KALAMAZOO, MI | This philosophy of fostering real, human connections is also behind the tray of fresh-baked cookies...
by Kimberly Viers | Jan 1, 2019 | Culture
WSI, a nationally acclaimed staffing and recruiting agency, helps local candidates find suitable employment and grow in their careers. WSI; KALAMAZOO, MI | Though its team is dedicated to matching clients with the perfect job, that passion is driven by WSI’s...
