Kellogg Community College Performing Arts programs to stream gala to celebrate 65th anniversary
How do you celebrate 65 years? With A Celebration of Performing Arts at KCC: A Virtual Gala,” streaming live from 7 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, April 27.
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As pilot shortage grows, WMU College of Aviation expansion expected to be completed later this year
The new facility in Battle Creek will enable the college to increase its enrollment to a total of between 2,000 and 2,400 students, up from 1,200 students now enrolled in the WMU College of Aviation.
Automotive part manufacturer makes $31.9 million investment in Battle Creek, will add 68 new jobs
Plans call for Magna Cosma Casting’s current facility to undergo a 50,000-square-foot expansion to support additional manufacturing for the automotive sector.
More organizations turn to ALICE stats to understand who experiences financial instability locally
In Calhoun County, 39 percent of households were in some ways economically vulnerable even before COVID and they were likely impacted even more during the pandemic. Learn more from those facing those struggles.
Calhoun County expects vaccine availability to continue to increase, though some remain reluctant
Education efforts need to be stepped up to overcome reluctance to obtain COVID-19 vaccination, Calhoun County leaders say.
Calhoun County Foreclosure Prevention Team works with property owners to keep them in their homes
New solutions are available for those who are having trouble paying their property taxes in Calhoun County. Some programs have been created for those who lost their salary as a result of COVID-19 closures.
Financial relief on the way to Calhoun County and City of Battle Creek through federal legislation
There is more to the American Rescue Plan than a stimulus check for individual taxpayers. Local government will receive funds, too. Calhoun County will work to make the funds work for everyone in a strategic and coordinated way. Battle Creek expects it will help with lost city income tax revenue.
At Cracked Farms they’re growing a disc golf following with a public course on private land
It's outdoors. It's naturally social distanced. Disc golf has proven to be almost pandemic proof and in Bedford Township a new course has been created for golfers, as long as you call ahead.
In support of democracy worldwide, Battle Creek’s Burmese ask for help in protesting Myanmar’s coup
With violence escalating more than a month after a military take over in Myanmar, the Burmese in Battle Creek who once called Myanmar home are worried about relatives who are fighting for their country's democracy.
Washington Heights Entrepreneurial Fund will help businesses get funds they need to start or grow
Funding will help the neighborhood get creative in purchasing buildings and spaces and pairing business economics and co-op models that will help people and People of Color to start and run good businesses, says Pastor Chris McCoy, as he imagines new development in Washington Heights.
