by IG_Admin | Mar 30, 2026 | News
Additional coverage from MLive. This summary is limited to facts confirmed in recovered coverage of the same event. MLive was among the outlets covering the nine finalists in Western Michigan University’s inaugural Cultivate 269 competition. Because the MLive...
by IG_Admin | Mar 30, 2026 | News
Coverage from WMUK, published 2026-03-30. Western Michigan University said Monday that nine of its students had advanced as finalists in a competition offering a combined $100,000 in entrepreneurial funding. The contest, called Cultivate 269, is a student pitch...
by IG_Admin | Mar 18, 2026 | News
Coverage from WWMT, published 2026-03-18. WWMT News Channel 3 reported March 18, 2026, that the retirement of baby boomer business owners could reshape West Michigan’s economy, and that Kalamazoo Forward Ventures is treating the shift as an opening rather than a...
by IG_Admin | Mar 18, 2026 | News
Coverage from Yahoo News, published 2026-03-18. West Michigan’s business landscape could change substantially during the coming ten years as owners from the baby-boom generation retire, according to a WOOD TV report carried by Yahoo News. Citing Kalamazoo...
by IG_Admin | Mar 12, 2026 | News
Coverage from First and 42, published 2026-03-12. Southwest Michigan First and The Chamber promoted a community conversation on business succession and ownership transition, scheduled for March 12 from 2 to 4 p.m. at The Catalyst Center in Kalamazoo. The event...