by Kimberly Viers | Nov 1, 2018 | Business, Leadership
We sat down with Dannie Alexander, Director of Facilities and Construction Management Services at Kalamazoo Valley Community College, and Nicole Marques, Business Development Manager at Miller-Davis, to hear what they had to say about leadership, creativity, free...
by Kimberly Viers | Nov 1, 2018 | Uncategorized
West Michigan distilleries offer the perfect thirst quenchers. The perfect cocktail is a beautiful thing. It can be a refreshing gin drink on a Michigan summer’s day or a bold bourbon concoction that warms you as winter rolls in. That’s why it may not come as a...
by Kimberly Viers | Nov 1, 2018 | Business
An Internship Insight with Hali Kunst. Hometown Caledonia, Michigan Education Western Michigan University Chemical Engineering Major; Biology Minor; Life Sciences Focus Expected Graduation: Spring 2019 Position Process Engineer Intern High-Tech and Fast-Paced...
by Kimberly Viers | Nov 1, 2018 | Culture
Award-winning culture will be valuable recruitment tool. With its jobless rate hovering around 4.0 percent, the Southwest Michigan region may be experiencing what many economists deem “full” employment. This statistic is a positive one when describing the area’s...
by Kimberly Viers | Nov 1, 2018 | Leadership
A Q+A with Zach DeYoung, Partner at Maestro. How Do You Approach Design at Maestro? Maestro is a forward-thinking design agency creating things that you probably wouldn’t imagine get made in Kalamazoo. We’ve been here for 11 years, and we work with huge Fortune 500...
by Kimberly Viers | Nov 1, 2018 | Business
National Flavors delivers joy through flavor. Company National Flavors LLC Website nationalflavors.com Regional Locations National Flavors completed construction of a new 36,000-square-foot headquarters at 3680 Stadium Park Way in Oshtemo in 2018. Its multi-million...
by Kimberly Viers | Nov 1, 2018 | Business
WMU’s Research University drives growth through student education. Successful urban planning and development depends on partnerships—business and government leaders, commercial and residential developers, and major institutions like hospitals and universities—all of...
by Kimberly Viers | Nov 1, 2018 | Uncategorized
How urban planning and revitalization will shape the future of Kalamazoo. On a hot and hazy Thursday afternoon in August, a small crowd spilled from a white event tent on a construction site in Kalamazoo, Michigan. A dozen shovels jutted from the brown dirt nearby,...
by Kimberly Viers | Aug 15, 2018 | Uncategorized
A Night of Horsing Around Changes Lives at the Cheff Center ORGANIZATION: Cheff Therapeutic Riding Center EVENT: The Cheff Center’s Annual Shindig DATE: September 7, 2018 TIME: 6:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m. LOCATION: 8450 North 43rd Street, Augusta, MI 49012 A CONVERSATION...
by Kimberly Viers | Aug 1, 2018 | Business
Sarah Meldrum packs up a career at Graphic Packaging International. Education Western Michigan University (WMU), Graphic and Printing Science, B.B.S. ’16 Hometown Sylvan Lake, MI Employment Material Management Analyst, Graphic Packaging International On the Job...
by Kimberly Viers | Aug 1, 2018 | Business, Culture
A Q+A with Leif Norland, Global Design Director for Cooking at Whirlpool Corporation. How do you approach design from your position at Whirlpool? Whirlpool represents many brands around the world, including Maytag, Jenn-Air, Amana, and KitchenAid, just to name a few....
by Kimberly Viers | Aug 1, 2018 | Business
Getman Corporation reigns as king of underground mining equipment. Company Getman Corporation Website getman.com Regional Locations Headquartered in Bangor, with a second manufacturing facility in Comstock Charter Township Number of Employees 170 Executive Erik...
