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Are your kids experiencing some anxiety about going back to school? Perhaps parents could have a bit of it themselves. In this episode, Richard Piet visits with Summit Pointe Clinical Supervisor Jennifer, who offers parents six tips to ease back-to-school stress. Episode Resources Summit Pointe websiteSummit Pointe First Step Psychiatric Urgent CareMore Summit Pointe episodes ABOUT COMMUNITY MATTERS …
First Aired August 12, 2023 The first-ever effort to provide tuition for every graduate of a school district happened in 2005 right next door to Battle Creek – with the Kalamazoo Promise. With Battle Creek Public School’s first set of Bearcat Advantage scholars headed off to college, Community Matters asked one former Kalamazoo Public Schools insider to …
First Aired August 12, 2023 Ford Motor Company’s intent to build a new battery plant in Marshall, Michigan presents an interesting opportunity: The chance to build a new manufacturing facility from the ground up. On this episode of Community Matters, we ask manufacturing consultant Mike Craig of the west-Michigan-based GKW Business Solutions to help us understand what innovations Ford might …
First Aired August 5, 2023 Calhoun County Clerk Kimberly Hinkley encourages residents to go to the polls on Election Day Tuesday, August 5, 2023. In this episode of Community Matters, Hinkley discusses the smattering of ballot questions voters will decide on. Hinkley also looks ahead to the implementation of 9-day early voting in the state, …
First Aired August 5, 2023 In an update on the Ford BlueOval Battery Park Michigan project, Jim Durian, CEO of the Marshall Area Economic Development Alliance (MAEDA) tells Community Matters the unbuilt plant is already attracting allied industies. Durian said a concrete mixing company, Shafer Redi-Mix, intends to buy a space at The Brooks industrial and research park – a move that …
First Aired August 5, 2023 UPDATE: After this story was published, efforts to move the next hearing to later August 2023 did not eventuate. A hearing was heard on August 9, 2023, as originally scheduled. A final written decision from the judge in the case is expected in late August 2023. Opponents of the Ford BlueOval …
Is your business ready for a new customer relationship management (CRM) solution? In this episode, the experts at Hubspot and Skyodin Marketing – a special Hubspot partner – talk about the intent behind Hubspot and how it can help organize several of your company’s functions seamlessly. Episode Resources Skyodin Marketing website ABOUT SKYODIN MARKETINGSkyodin Marketing, based in southwest …
It may seem like a small barrier to overcome: A new pair of athletic shoes for elementary school children. However, as the nonprofit First Day Shoe Fund in Kalamazoo, Michigan knows, it’s a barrier that can be significant for some kids. As you will learn from FDSF Executive Director Maggie Hesketh, there are also some …
