Southwest Michigan First

September Kalamazoo Venture Tuesday To Feature MichBio?s SPROUTS

KALAMAZOO ? In September, Kalamazoo Venture Tuesday will feature MichBio?s SPROUTS program. The event will be hosted by Jan Garfinkle, managing director and founding partner of Arboretum Ventures. Note that the date of the meeting has been moved to accommodate the Arboretum schedule. That KVT will be held the second Tuesday, September 13.

By |2005-07-22T00:00:00-04:00July 22nd, 2005|Archive, Southwest Michigan First|

Delta Connection Launches Only Non-Stop Jet Service Between Kalamazoo, Atlanta

KALAMAZOO ? Delta Connection carrier Atlantic Southeast Airlines will offer non-stop jet service between Kalamazoo and Delta?s Atlanta hub starting Sept. 9. The new flight will operate on a 50-seat CRJ200. Delta and Delta Connection currently has 35 weekly departures from Kalamazoo to Cincinnati. The new once daily flight to Atlanta will depart at 7

By |2005-07-17T00:00:00-04:00July 17th, 2005|Archive, Southwest Michigan First|

Fischang Leaves Kalamazoo County Convention And Visitors Bureau

KALAMAZOO ? Ken Fischang, Executive Director of the Kalamazoo County Convention and Visitors Bureau, will be leaving that position to become President and Chief Executive Officer of the new Sonoma County Tourism Bureau in Sonoma County, just north of San Francisco. His final date with the KCCVB will be July 15. Fischang, Vice President, Tourism

By |2005-07-05T00:00:00-04:00July 5th, 2005|Archive, Southwest Michigan First|

Kalamazoo Institute Of Arts Hosts Chihuly In Kalamazoo

KALAMAZOO - The Kalamazoo Institute of Arts welcomes Chihuly in Kalamazoo, an exhibition of the works of artist Dale Chihuly. Designed exclusively by the artist for the KIA, Chihuly in Kalamazoo opens to the public September 25 and continues through January 1, 2006. Hundreds of Chihuly?s large- and small-scale glass pieces will be massed throughout

By |2005-07-05T00:00:00-04:00July 5th, 2005|Archive, Southwest Michigan First|

Midlink Business Park Public Ceremony, Road Opening

KALAMAZOO - On July 6, the Charter Township of Comstock, Southwest Michigan First, Midlink Business Park and the Kalamazoo County Road Commission will hold a road opening dedication ceremony to commemorate the completion of more than two miles of new public and private roads throughout Midlink?s 240-acre development. The former General Motors stamping plant was

By |2005-06-28T00:00:00-04:00June 28th, 2005|Archive, Southwest Michigan First|

SBTDC, ADMETRx Launch National Campaign

KALAMAZOO ? ADMETRx Inc., a contract research organization located at the Southwest Michigan Innovation Center, has launched a national public relations campaign using resources provided through the Michigan Small Business and Technology Development Center (MI-SBTDC). Recent studies show that nearly 30 percent of drug failure during clinical trials is due to poor pharmacokinetic and ADMET

By |2005-06-22T00:00:00-04:00June 22nd, 2005|Archive, Southwest Michigan First|

Kalsec Joins Southwest Michigan Innovation Center?s Tenant Roster

KALAMAZOO - The Southwest Michigan Innovation Center has announced its latest tenant ? the 15th company to occupy space at the 58,0000 square-foot wet lab facility built as an incubator/accelerator for entrepreneurial activity. This tenant company, however, was formed in the 1950s. Kalsec, started by Kalamazoo native Paul Todd more than fifty years ago, is

By |2005-06-22T00:00:00-04:00June 22nd, 2005|Archive, Southwest Michigan First|

Ernst & Young Honors Founder Of Kalamazoo’s BlueGranite Inc

KALAMAZOO ? Dan Blackledge, chairman and founder of BlueGranite Inc. of Kalamazoo, was one of five West Michigan entrepreneurs recently named an Entrepreneur of the Year for West Michigan by Ernst & Young LLP. Originally a Web-site-design and -development company, BlueGranite has become a consulting and software-applications company. It is located in Western Michigan University's

By |2005-06-20T00:00:00-04:00June 20th, 2005|Archive, Southwest Michigan First|

July Kalamazoo Venture Tuesday Program Features Non-Life Sciences Entrepreneurs, Panel to Address Market Exit Strategies

KALAMAZOO ? A panel discussion featuring local entrepreneurs and venture capitalists will follow a series of business pitches for technology-based innovations at the July 5 Kalamazoo Venture Tuesday program, presented by Southwest Michigan First. The 9 a.m. ? noon event is free and open to individuals interested in venture capital development. It will be held

By |2005-06-20T00:00:00-04:00June 20th, 2005|Archive, Southwest Michigan First|

Kalamazoo Companies Receive MTTC Funding Awards

KALAMAZOO ? Four Kalamazoo-based proposals ? including three from tenants of the Southwest Michigan Innovation Center (SMIC) ? received nearly one fifith of the Michigan Technology Tri-Corridor funds awarded last week by Gov. Jennifer Granholm. Of the $27.3 million awarded to 24 award winners, nearly $5.6 million will come to Kalamazoo. SMIC tenants receiving funding

By |2005-06-19T00:00:00-04:00June 19th, 2005|Archive, Southwest Michigan First|