Miniature Custom Manufacturing (MCM) broke ground today on a 30,000-square-foot warehouse expansion at 170 N Leja Drive in the village of Vicksburg, Michigan. Once complete, the $3 million investment in new space will bring 50 new jobs to the area. After this latest...
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Mask Requirement Lifted for Fully Vaccinated Michiganders
Governor Gretchen Whitmer today announced the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) is updating the Gatherings and Mask Order to align with the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)’s latest guidance on face coverings. The new order...
Emergency Broadband Benefit Program Launched
Access to broadband and high-speed internet is vital to people’s ability to work, learn and carry out business. The COVID-19 pandemic has made it more imperative than ever and building and strengthening broadband infrastructure throughout Michigan will be a driver of...
First Milestone of MI Vacc to Normal Plan Achieved as 55 Percent of Michiganders Vaccinated
The number 55 was a big one announced by Governor Gretchen Whitmer on May 10, 2021. That's right Michigan: Officially, 55 percent of Michiganders have received their first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine. This announcement marks the first milestone of the ‘MI Vacc to...
Michigan’s Regional Jobless Rates Were a Mixed Bag in March
Not seasonally adjusted jobless rates edged down slightly in 10 of Michigan’s 17 major labor market areas during March, with monthly rate decreases ranging from 0.1 to 0.3 percentage points, according to data released from the Michigan Department of Technology,...
Employers Tools: Preparing Your Company for COVID-19 Vaccines
Updated April 29, 2021 Beyond the health implications of someone contracting COVID-19, the pandemic has exposed deep vulnerabilities in our nation’s public health infrastructure. Lives have been lost, inequities intensified, and years of progress eroded across our...
Pfizer Breaks Ground on One of the World’s Most Technically Advanced Sterile Injectable Pharmaceutical Production Facilities
Pfizer Inc. broke ground, today, March 31, on one of the world’s most technically advanced sterile injectable pharmaceutical production facilities–known as Modular Aseptic Processing (MAP)–in Kalamazoo, Michigan. MAP is a multi-story, 420,000-square-foot production...
Kalamazoo County Residents Over Age 16 Now Eligible for COVID-19 Vaccination
The Kalamazoo County Health & Community Services Department is reporting that health care partners such as hospitals, federally qualified health centers, pharmacies, and local public health departments have administered 128,649 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine to...
Consort Display Purchases Building to Create Color and Character
Longtime local experts in the development of display products, Consort Display finalized the purchase of a building they have rented for about 15 years in the Edison neighborhood. This building is just one of many in the area that Consort works out of. Supporting this...
Consumers Credit Union Is Focused on Serving Businesses Throughout COVID-19
When the first cases of COVID-19 were detected in Michigan and emergency orders shut down the state in mid-March 2020, most people believed we’d be back to normal after a month or two. Now a full year in, and we are all continuing to face questions and learning to...
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LatestThe Runway Bet: How RAI Jets Built Their Way Into Aviation
RAI Jets didn’t start with a polished brand or a big facility. It started in Sturgis with a...










