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New company says let us be your designated driver

A first offense for driving under the influence of alcohol can mean jail time, a suspended license and up to six point on your license, plus fines and costs. Guardian […]

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Cathy Halinski, left, and Dulcee Boehm
Cheese brings smiles for Evergreen Lane Farm & Creamery

In the past decade goat cheese has been one of the fastest growing cheeses in the specialty food product market. Michigan has more 1,000 reported milk goat operations. Zinta Aistars talks with the cheese makers at Evergreen Lane Farm & Creamery, where milk from goats (and cows) comes about through a cooperative effort.

Can-Do Kitchen needs your gadgets
Stacy Burdette, Founder of Hacker Gals
Women get a place of their own to hack away

Creativity has a new home in Kalamazoo. It's the makerspace hosted by Hacker Gals. Founder Stacy Burdette talks with Jane Parikh about what they're up to.

Kalamazoo Gazette building purchased by national real estate developer
Lange Investigations open for business
Spring camp for young robot makers set by Kellogg Community College
Pouring out vintage ales from as far back as 1999, Bell’s Brewery hosted a vintage taste testing at Kalamazoo Beer Week.
Sales expand into southern California for Bell’s Brewery
Student entrepreneurs invited to make a pitch
Dr. John Sorenson, CEO of Vestaron
Spider research helps Vestaron build a better pesticide

The key to killing pests can be found inside spider venom and at Vestron they are tapping that mechanism to create what they believe will be a pesticide that does not do the damage created by today's peticides. Kim North Shine talks to Dr. John Sorenson.

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