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Some of the best places to work in Southwest Michigan

Job hunters usually rely on friends, acquaintances and networking for recommendations when it comes to good places to work. But the Kalamazoo Gazette reports the National Association for Business Resources […]

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Second opinion: The story behind the story about Jean Klock Park

There may be legitimate concerns with Michigan's law that allows the take over of local governments when fiscal disaster is at hand. The future of Jean Klock Park isn't one of them.

People come together over coffee at Urban Blend

By some estimates, 85 percent of the residents of Kalamazoo's Northside neighborhood are African-Americans. One of the things that's been missing in the neighborhood is a coffee shop. Second Wave Editor Kathy Jennings talks to Gloria Parker about how she and her husband are working to rectify that omission.

St. Joseph company ready to be the change in the tablet computer market

This has been called the year of the tablet computer. St. Joseph's Scott Lange and Orlando Malone already are part of it. Second Wave editor Kathy Jennings talks to them about what they see for the future.

Food Institute invites students to see how science is applied at work
Whirlpool recognized by Diversity Employers Magazine
Planners talk about how to create communities with soul
Bells moves up in Brewers Association rankings
Airport offers early peek at new terminal

The new terminal at the Kalamazoo-Battle Creek International Airport offers airlines an incentive to come to this area since they are looking for places where customers will have a positive experience.

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