MLive Covers the Nine Cultivate 269 Finalists

MLive Covers the Nine Cultivate 269 Finalists

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...
WMU Names Nine Cultivate 269 Finalists

WMU Names Nine Cultivate 269 Finalists

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...
Tsunami Lab Responds to West Michigan’s Ownership Shift

Tsunami Lab Responds to West Michigan’s Ownership Shift

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...
Yahoo Examines West Michigan’s Silver Tsunami

Yahoo Examines West Michigan’s Silver Tsunami

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...
Kalamazoo Conversation Focuses on Business Succession

Kalamazoo Conversation Focuses on Business Succession

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...