Entrepreneurship

Fido creator strives for lots of fun on two wheels

An old buggy chassis factory in Kalamazoo's Edison neighborhood is the new home for a practical means of gas-free transportation: an electric scooter. 

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Higher ed wakes up and smells the beer, but new brewing program is no joke

Ever since WMU and KVCC announced the nation's first sustainable brewing program people have been joking that they wish they could have gotten college credit for their beer studies. Jeremy Martin finds there's much more to the new program than the jokesters imagine.

Eagle Technology
Eagle Technologies adds 30 new employees
Green Glove Dryer
Couple creates novel way to dry kids’ (and grownups’) gloves
Daniel Floyd with his invention
WMU sophomore patents device that turns cork into a way to improve diction

A passion at a young age for learning how businesses work and difficulty speaking clearly come together to create a startup opportunity for one WMU sophomore. 

One Well
Craft brewers find collaborations keep competition friendly

When craft brewers put collaboration above competition everyone wins -- especially craft brew drinkers. 

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Gilden Woods Early Care and Preschool opens second Kalamazoo location
Cornerstone Alliance says businesses made $28 million in new investments in 2014
Online grocery service Door to Door Organics expands to Kalamazoo
Kori Jock
TEDx introduces salons, it’s time for Startup Weekend 5, and makers at Catalyst

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