Kalamazoo Community Foundation gives $300,000 to KVCC college readiness program

Adults who are under-prepared in academic basics will have a new opportunity when a three-year program launches at Kalamazoo Valley Community College this fall. The program is made possible through […]

Allegan asked to talk the walk with MDOT
PNC Foundation funds early childhood education program
Businesses can connect to 25 miles of fiber in Battle Creek
A view from inside the ropes on Harbor Shores official opening day
Examining why Whirlpool stayed in Southwest Michigan
WMU rated among top schools by U.S. News & World Report
Michigan Works teams up with unlikely partners for youth jobs
The neighborhood house where science and energy efficiency meet

When replacing the furnace and adding insulation is not enough to make a house energy efficient, what next? As HMS Companies explores the answer to that question it's coming up with some green solutions. Second Wave managing editor Kathy Jennings reports on how the savings could be all yours. 

Rural areas get internet service in hopes of spurring jobs

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