B.C. Enquirer: Lemurs finger paint to help other lemurs

Binder Park Zoo recently hosted an Animal Art Play Day and various animals used their feet to create wild masterpieces. The Battle Creek Enquirer reports zookeeper Aaron Clark of Battle […]

Kalamazoo Gazette: Ancient Native American remains found in Hartford
New technology set to move oil from hard to get places

Is Michigan on the edge of a new oil boom? Would it be safe for a state surrounded by water and with lakes dotting the landscape? Chris Killian was on the Western Michigan University campus to find out what officials are proposing for the Great Lake State.

Cafe Zola and Tech Brewery social entrepreneurial impact scene
Sam Cummings on creative urban redevelopment in Grand Rapids
M@dison building and the rise of Silicon Valley 2.0
Game creator is jobs creator: S2 Games clicks in both

Billboards and fireworks are two ways S2 Games is letting the greater Kalamazoo area know that the company has gorilla power when it comes to growing jobs. Kathy Jennings talks with the company's Shawn Tooley about its plans.

Enjoy the holiday

The Fourth of July Holiday is coming up and we intend to enjoy it. So Southwest Michigan's Second Wave will not publish next week. But we'll be back on July 12.

How place impacts entrepreneurship

Entrepreneurship isn't what it used to be. The scene today is explicitly about social engagement and collaborative leadership. This special report finds examples in three key Michigan places where new models for growth are being created and nurtured.

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