Entrepreneurship

People come together over coffee at Urban Blend

By some estimates, 85 percent of the residents of Kalamazoo's Northside neighborhood are African-Americans. One of the things that's been missing in the neighborhood is a coffee shop. Second Wave Editor Kathy Jennings talks to Gloria Parker about how she and her husband are working to rectify that omission.

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St. Joseph company ready to be the change in the tablet computer market

This has been called the year of the tablet computer. St. Joseph's Scott Lange and Orlando Malone already are part of it. Second Wave editor Kathy Jennings talks to them about what they see for the future.

Recycler wants to paint the town green

Jim Cosby didn't have a job, so he went out an made one for himself. Jane C. Parikh talks to Cosby about his Battle Creek-based business that uses his own process to keep paint out of the landfill.

New theater in downtown Battle Creek names artistic director
Kalamazoo-Battle Creek International Airport gets ready to open new terminal
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How we all benefit from film incentives: An insider weighs in

The ivy league look of Kalamazoo College's quad and WMU's East Campus were just what Matthew and Jeffrey Fine were looking for when they imagined the setting of their film "Cherry". Guest contributor Dave Krieger talks about the incentives that brought the Fines here and why they are good for the state.

Real Persona takes first steps in path to business building

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