Southwest Michigan First is sponsoring a panel discussion hosted by Business Review on May 25 at Western Michigan University?s College of Engineering, located on the university?s Parkview Campus. Additional sponsors include Associate Builders and Contractors, Inc., CTS Telecom, Lamar Construction Company and Comerica Bank. There is a $10 admission fee to attend the event, which
On Monday, the Michigan Department of Transportation presented a check for $948,650 to the Kalamazoo County Road Commission for road projects in the Kalamazoo area. Part of the funding included a TEDF Category A grant in the amount of $400,000 to fund improvements to Sprinkle Road in support of the new Stryker manufacturing facility. The
KALAMAZOO ? Southwest Michigan Technical Assistance Center and the Procurement Technical Assistance Centers of Michigan are offering grant subsidized, low cost, practical training seminars that will help you identify ways to be more successful as a government contractor through improved marketing. These seminars will provide companies with practical, hands-on guidance to more clearly target this
KALAMAZOO ? On May 26, Southwest Michigan First will host an informational session on how businesses can export goods and services to China, Japan and Mexico. The two-hour session is co-hosted by M-TEC and the Michigan Economic Development Corporation (MEDC). MEDC has services to assist Michigan manufacturers at all levels of export experience, from beginners
KALAMAZOO ? Titan Plastics is looking to help place its remaining employees in good positions elsewhere in the Kalamazoo area. To achieve this, it is hosting a ?Reverse? Job Fair, and inviting companies that may be interested in highly qualified, talented plastics specialists to meet with these employees in person. The employees ? moldmakers, leadmen
KALAMAZOO - The number of Hispanic businesses in Southwest Michigan is growing rapidly along with the burgeoning Hispanic population in the region. That?s why the Michigan Small Business and Technology Development Center is reaching out to this largely underserved market by developing business roundtables to hone business skills. ?We?re bringing together Hispanic business owners and
KALAMAZOO ? A June 9 forum on ?Business Opportunities,? will teach local businesses how to become a public sector vendor ? and tap into millions of dollars available in government contracts. The free public forum will be held from 9 a.m. to noon at the Southwest Michigan Innovation Center at WMU?s Business Technology and Research
ANN ARBOR ? Southwest Michigan First and the Michigan Economic Development Corp. are the premier sponsors for the 2005 Michigan Growth Capital Symposium, a two-day event that brings together hundreds of entrepreneurs and potential investors from around the country. The Samuel Zell & Robert H. Lurie Institute for Entrepreneurial Studies is a platinum level sponsor.
KALAMAZOO ? Southwest Michigan First has hired Corpus Christi President and CEO Ronald Kitchens as the organization?s new CEO. Kitchens replaces former SWF President Barry Broome, who in February took the top economic development official in Phoenix. Kitchens starts in July. During his five-year tenure in Texas, Kitchens is credited with attracting 99 companies to
KALAMAZOO - Southwest Michigan First is joining Blue-Granite to co host the Innovation Management Workshop on April 28 at Kalamazoo Valley Community?s College?s M-TEC. PM&I Consulting?s Bill Guest moderates the day-long event. Participants will learn how to dramatically improve the way their firms identify opportunities and turn them into innovative new products and services. The