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
KALAMAZOO - An industrial engineer with a track record in academic leadership and service to industry became the new dean of Western Michigan University's College of Engineering and Applied Sciences at the Business Technology & Research Park in April. Dr. Timothy J. Greene, assistant vice president for research and academic affairs at the University of
KALAMAZOO - Three individuals and three teams won awards in March at the Southwest Michigan International Science and Engineering Fair at Western Michigan University?s College of Engineering and Applied Sciences. In the individual category, Yiqian "Jasmine" Zheng won first place, Sri Aravamuthan came in second. Both are KAMSC students. Sheeba Joseph of Battle Creek claimed
ANN ARBOR - Southwest Michigan First will host a reception at the 24th annual Michigan Growth Capital Symposium in Ann Arbor Michigan June 15. MGSC is the oldest venture capital forum of its kind in the country and is presented by The University of Michigan Ross School of Business School and its Center for Venture
KALAMAZOO ? Kalamazoo Valley Community College?s M-TEC, in partnership with Southwest Michigan First, will host a workgroup next week that is charged with solving problems related to engineering and software design issues, costs, and portability as they relate to the tool and die industry. The Software Feasibility Workgroup will meet April 28 at 3:30 p.m.
KALAMAZOO - Comstock Native, Joseph Cortes, will return from the East Coast to launch International Component Strategies and be the first tenant at the redeveloped Midlink Business Park. International Component Strategies, which will take 160,000 square feet of space at Midlink, is an automotive asset recovery company that creates international export markets for surplus automotive
KALAMAZOO - Kalamazoo Area high school counselors and the local manufacturing community met Tuesday at Kalamazoo Valley Community College?s M-TEC in a forum sponsored by Southwest Michigan First, M-TEC and the Kalamazoo Regional Education Service Agency (KRESA). The program was designed to educate counselors ? who could then take the information back to their students
KALAMAZOO - Entries will open in May for the annual Kalamazoo Institute of Arts? High School Area Show, which is open to artists 18 years and younger enrolled in grades 9-12 in Allegan, Barry, Berrien, Branch, Calhoun, Cass, Kalamazoo, St. Joseph and Van Buren counties. KIA, located in the City of Kalamazoo, is dedicated to
KALAMAZOO - Western Michigan University?s paper coating course will be re-introduced with an updated, fresh format featuring classroom instruction, laboratory workshops and pilot coater evaluations. This course is designed for the newcomer to the paper coating industry, as well as those with experience who wish to broaden and update their knowledge and understanding. The course
KALAMAZOO ? Innovation ideas and technologies from Van Andel Institute and a panel discussion on Angel Investing are planned for the May 3 Southwest Michigan First monthly Kalamazoo Venture Tuesday investment meeting. The event, which is free and open to individuals interested in venture capital development, will be held at the Southwest Michigan Innovation Center