BCreative gives Battle Creek students the opportunities to be creative
In the 10 years since BCreative was first established, more than $1 million has been awarded by the the Miller Foundation to Battle Creek area individual students and schools.
Battle Creek
With an economic development organization that is the envy of many communities, Battle Creek is a city building on its food industry roots and the land that makes it the state’s third largest city. For fun, each year the Cereal City, world headquarters to the Kellogg Co., celebrates the significance of the most important meal of the day with the World’s Longest Breakfast table. Bikers, cyclers and joggers take in the parks, forests and streams linked by a 24-mile linear park. Campers and outdoor lovers visit Fort Custer Recreation area for fishing, hiking, cross country skiing and boating. For animal lovers, African creatures, like giraffes, and Asian animals, like snow leopards, make the Binder Park Zoo a must. The Battle Creek Art Center and Battle Creek Symphony stoke the city’s cultural offerings and the new Firekeepers Casino adds to the city’s fun side. B.C’s Math and Science Center is acclaimed and secondary education needs are accommodated by Kellogg Community College, Robert B. Miller College and a branch of Western Michigan University. And Sojourner Truth, who lived here, watches over downtown from the memorial in her honor.
Battle Creek Unlimited seeks a drone park at its Executive Airport, claim place in emerging sector
The city’s sizable military presence gives Battle Creek an advantage over other areas of the United States that also may be looking to establish a drone presence for these Unmanned Aerial Systems controlled from the ground by trained pilots.
Growing a business, a family affair for one Battle Creek family
Four years ago a honey collecting venture turned into a U-pick flower farming enterprise for the Laupps, a Battle Creek Family. Now more than one million flowers including 500 zinnias are growing at the ZEMR Family Farms.
Coffee and alcohol, a winning combination for Battle Creek startup
A business that creates a K-POD that becomes a hot drink with alcohol has been growing in Battle Creek since it launched in 2018. Now Cask & Kettle is selling 600,000 K-PODS annually and is closing in this year on just over $1 million in annual sales.
Congolese refugees find opportunities in Battle Creek. They hope for broader recognition locally.
Battle Creek is now home to more than 100 former refugees, including 20 families. In January, Battle Creek’s NAACP branch began an initiative to make resources and services readily available to members of the city’s Congolese community on an ongoing basis.
Painting the town: Color the Creek is back
Up to 10 large murals by local, regional, and national artists will be painted throughout the week as part of the sixth celebration of Color the Creek.
Annual church camp in Battle Creek: Give them a week and they’ll create a musical
Now in its 27th year, choir camp at First Congregational Church in Battle Creek this year features “Table for Five…Thousand”, a musical that tells the story of the Loaves and Fishes miracle that appears in the Bible's New Testament.
Connecting virtually, supported locally: Website delivers workforce resources in B.C.
Connect Battle Creek is a centralized workforce hub for Battle Creek where job seekers can find the resources they need to get or keep a good job. Employers can find ways to address workforce challenges so that their workers can have a positive work experience. And community organizations can list their services so that people who need them can find them.
Calhoun County millage renewal votes put elder healthcare and Veterans services front and center
Maintaining or expanding the capacity to provide medical care for Calhoun County’s elderly population and ensuring that veterans in the county have access to the services they need are the focus of two separate millage renewal proposals on the Aug. 2 ballot.
Millage request asks voters to approve improvements to tools for Calhoun County’s 911 program
New radios and radio towers for first responders in Calhoun County will take 911 call system to the next level.
