From bouquets to carnation creatures: Plumeria celebrates 10 years with bold expansion
Thinking outside the bouquet, Elisha Mayes' Plumeria Botanical Boutique in Battle Creek celebrates 10 years and a bold new chapter.
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From seed to storefront: Battle Creek’s first food co-op to open in September
Uproot Market and Eatery, Battle Creek’s first community-owned food co-op, is set to open this fall, aiming to provide fresh, local, and affordable food to underserved neighborhoods while fostering community ownership and food equity.
Charting the Road to Success: A program from El Concilio Kalamazoo boosts Latinx entrepreneurship
The Michigan Economic Development Corporation awarded the West Michigan Hispanic Chamber of Commerce $2.5 million. That money went to four organizations inlcuding El Concilio in Kalamazoo. It is now providing access to economic development resources in Spanish for businesses like Tacos El Jefe.
Global Detroit program helps immigrant entrepreneurs grow Michigan’s tech economy
Global Detroit’s Global Entrepreneur in Residence program helps immigrant tech founders secure visas, build startups, and create jobs, fueling innovation and economic growth across Michigan’s expanding tech sector.
Sweet Success: Papa’s Brittle driven by owner’s desire to invest in her community
In the summer of 2021, the Rev. Doreen Gardner began making her large batches of brittle in the commercial kitchen space at the small business incubator Can-Do Kalamazoo. Papa’s Brittle went on to win the national NAACP’s Black Entrepreneur Award, which came with a $25,000 award and mentorship from an investor on the ABC reality television series Shark Tank. Now they operate from a state-of-the-art commercial kitchen on Stadium Drive.
From Hamburg to Michigan: How Global Detroit helped a biotech founder stay, work, and build
After immigrating from Germany, Max von Wels co-founded a biotech startup in Michigan. With Global Detroit’s help, he secured a visa and a future in tech.
Making good scents: Kalamazoo’s The Aroma Labs spreads its smell of success across the Midwest
At The Aroma Labs, custom scents become bottled memories. What began in a Kalamazoo kitchen is now a scent-sational business spreading across the Midwest.
Kalamazoo leaders spark regional collaboration to empower Black entrepreneurs
Nicole Triplett, of Black Wall Street Kalamazoo, and Nicole Parker, of Sisters in Business, helped launch a West Michigan coalition that just earned state funding to expand support for Black-owned businesses.
The prescription is delicious: This Battle Creek chef’s home-delivered meals are medicine
In Battle Creek, Stacey Kornegay turns meals into medicine with her Standing Spoon personal chef service, crafting flavorful, health-focused dishes tailored to her clients' needs. What began as a DoorDash detour has grown into a mission to make nutritious, healing food both accessible and enjoyable.
Meet the team: A great group of reporters, photographers, and a community engagement specialist
Second Wave has been fortunate to be able to publish the works of an experienced team of local writers over the past 15 years.
From seed to storefront: Battle Creek’s first food co-op to open in September
Uproot Market and Eatery, Battle Creek’s first community-owned food co-op, is set to open this fall, aiming to provide fresh, local, and affordable food to underserved neighborhoods while fostering community ownership and food equity.
Charting the Road to Success: A program from El Concilio Kalamazoo boosts Latinx entrepreneurship
The Michigan Economic Development Corporation awarded the West Michigan Hispanic Chamber of Commerce $2.5 million. That money went to four organizations inlcuding El Concilio in Kalamazoo. It is now providing access to economic development resources in Spanish for businesses like Tacos El Jefe.
Global Detroit program helps immigrant entrepreneurs grow Michigan’s tech economy
Global Detroit’s Global Entrepreneur in Residence program helps immigrant tech founders secure visas, build startups, and create jobs, fueling innovation and economic growth across Michigan’s expanding tech sector.
Sweet Success: Papa’s Brittle driven by owner’s desire to invest in her community
In the summer of 2021, the Rev. Doreen Gardner began making her large batches of brittle in the commercial kitchen space at the small business incubator Can-Do Kalamazoo. Papa’s Brittle went on to win the national NAACP’s Black Entrepreneur Award, which came with a $25,000 award and mentorship from an investor on the ABC reality television series Shark Tank. Now they operate from a state-of-the-art commercial kitchen on Stadium Drive.
From Hamburg to Michigan: How Global Detroit helped a biotech founder stay, work, and build
After immigrating from Germany, Max von Wels co-founded a biotech startup in Michigan. With Global Detroit’s help, he secured a visa and a future in tech.
Making good scents: Kalamazoo’s The Aroma Labs spreads its smell of success across the Midwest
At The Aroma Labs, custom scents become bottled memories. What began in a Kalamazoo kitchen is now a scent-sational business spreading across the Midwest.
Kalamazoo leaders spark regional collaboration to empower Black entrepreneurs
Nicole Triplett, of Black Wall Street Kalamazoo, and Nicole Parker, of Sisters in Business, helped launch a West Michigan coalition that just earned state funding to expand support for Black-owned businesses.
The prescription is delicious: This Battle Creek chef’s home-delivered meals are medicine
In Battle Creek, Stacey Kornegay turns meals into medicine with her Standing Spoon personal chef service, crafting flavorful, health-focused dishes tailored to her clients' needs. What began as a DoorDash detour has grown into a mission to make nutritious, healing food both accessible and enjoyable.
Meet the team: A great group of reporters, photographers, and a community engagement specialist
Second Wave has been fortunate to be able to publish the works of an experienced team of local writers over the past 15 years.
