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Battle Creek woman walks around Lake Michigan

Battle Creek’s Loreen Niewenhuis set off from Navy Pier in Chicago and walked the full circumference of Lake Michigan. Her book is now out about the 1,019-mile-trek that took her […]

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German companies scouting locations in Southwest Michigan
Battle Creek music venues have bright future
National Geographic makes stop in Berrien County
Sawall Health Foods leads the way organically

A passion for helping people live well by eating better has served Sawall Health Foods well through the years. Zinta Aistars talks to Linda Sawall about helping customers find what they need.

Fortune: Whirlpool is top in its field
Software specialists help keep legal proceedings proceeding

Which of these is not like the others: New York, San Francisco, Seattle, Washington, D.C. and Kalamazoo? Jane Parikh talks to BIA president Brian Schrader to find out how the Kalamazoo office became one of the largest for the company that provides technology to keep lawsuits from bogging down in paperwork.

Otsego Schools save $1 million through conservation
Kalamazoo’s Vestaron touted in NPR broadcast on venture capital
Serving up burgers with inspiration on the side

Craig and Daphney Dotson, owners of the popular new diner Studio Grill, encourage their customers to get creative -- in their food orders and in their artistry. Writer Zinta Aistars talks to the Dotsons about how a restaurant becomes a "vessel of inspiration."

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