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Michigan food hubs make hospital food and the local food economy healthier
In Battle Creek and Kalamazoo, food hubs are getting locally-grown foods into the cafeterias and onto the trays of Bronson Hospital. At the same time, they’re supporting local farming economies and healthy communities.
Thinking of starting a small Eastside business? Now’s the time!
Money to get a business off the ground can be one of the biggest obstacles to opening the doors. Right now Kalamazoo has a number of resources to help small businesses over those barriers.
Sprout Box is Battle Creek’s answer to Blue Apron
Battle Creek's Sprout Boxes are a way to buy local, support local farmers and entrepreneurs, and eat well.
Vegan-friendly coffee shop looks to be a welcoming place in downtown Kalamazoo
The folks at Rose Gold Coffee Company want people to get to know them, and vice-versa.
Beyond red lines: New Northside lines help ensure affordable housing and boost resident businesses
Developers are looking at Kalamazoo's Northside with new appreciation thanks to the tireless work of many, including Mattie Jordan-Woods.
Urbandale: Where business is blooming and helping one another is the way the neighborhood grows
Stability and a willingness to help one another is what makes Urbandale attractive to new businesses like Plumeria Botanical Boutique.
Simply Sensational Berries and Cafe Rica find a place to grow in Battle Creek business incubator
One comes from the kitchen at home, a second from BC Cargo. Two businesses are seeing just how much they can grow in new small business incubator.
Shwe Mandalay: Battle Creek’s Burmese restaurant seen as catalyst for growth of neighborhood
One family working together to share their culture and serve their community can spark a change and draw a crowd.
In Search of home cooking on the Northside? Cookie’s Five Star Grill is the place
Owner and chef Christen McKinney comes from a long line of cooks, including her mother. She's incorporated her mother's recipes in a blend of Southern, Lousiana, and Midwestern soul food.
Michigan food hubs make hospital food and the local food economy healthier
In Battle Creek and Kalamazoo, food hubs are getting locally-grown foods into the cafeterias and onto the trays of Bronson Hospital. At the same time, they’re supporting local farming economies and healthy communities.
Thinking of starting a small Eastside business? Now’s the time!
Money to get a business off the ground can be one of the biggest obstacles to opening the doors. Right now Kalamazoo has a number of resources to help small businesses over those barriers.
Sprout Box is Battle Creek’s answer to Blue Apron
Battle Creek's Sprout Boxes are a way to buy local, support local farmers and entrepreneurs, and eat well.
Vegan-friendly coffee shop looks to be a welcoming place in downtown Kalamazoo
The folks at Rose Gold Coffee Company want people to get to know them, and vice-versa.
Beyond red lines: New Northside lines help ensure affordable housing and boost resident businesses
Developers are looking at Kalamazoo's Northside with new appreciation thanks to the tireless work of many, including Mattie Jordan-Woods.
Urbandale: Where business is blooming and helping one another is the way the neighborhood grows
Stability and a willingness to help one another is what makes Urbandale attractive to new businesses like Plumeria Botanical Boutique.
Simply Sensational Berries and Cafe Rica find a place to grow in Battle Creek business incubator
One comes from the kitchen at home, a second from BC Cargo. Two businesses are seeing just how much they can grow in new small business incubator.
Shwe Mandalay: Battle Creek’s Burmese restaurant seen as catalyst for growth of neighborhood
One family working together to share their culture and serve their community can spark a change and draw a crowd.
In Search of home cooking on the Northside? Cookie’s Five Star Grill is the place
Owner and chef Christen McKinney comes from a long line of cooks, including her mother. She's incorporated her mother's recipes in a blend of Southern, Lousiana, and Midwestern soul food.
