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First Aired August 26, 2023 Unmanned aircraft systems – or UAS – will have lots of uses and that is why Battle Creek is seizing an opportunity to attract such business to the local airport. That’s the word from Battle Creek Unlimited CEO Joe Sobieralski. Sobieralski tells Community Matters what some of those uses are and how …
First Aired August 26, 2023 Community Matters visits with Emmett Township Supervisor Deb Belles about early road maintenance, aging infrastructure and the prospect of a Ford battery plant right next door. Episode ResourcesEmmett Township, Michigan websiteEmmett Township Local Road Project Info ABOUT COMMUNITY MATTERSFormer WBCK Morning Show host Richard Piet (2014-2017) returns to host Community Matters, an interview …
Three little letters; SEO. You know the effectiveness of your website depends on it. But, what do the experts really say about search engine optimization? In this episode, the experts at Semrush and Skyodin – a special Semrush partner – offer insights about how you can best use SEO for better search results. Episode ResourcesSkyodin …
First Aired August 19, 2023 Community Matters continues its coverage of the Marshall, Michigan-planned Ford BlueOval Battery Park Michigan plant. This time, Richard Piet is joined by attorney Robby Dube, a member of the legal team for the Committee for Marshall-Not the Megasite. Dube offers an update on a course of events that seemed headed for …
First Aired August 19, 2023 Just ahead of a big welcome-back event for Harper Creek Community Schools staff on August 16, 2023, Superintendent Rob Ridgeway joined Richard Piet on Community Matters. Superintendent Ridgeway talked about priorities for the new school year, growth in the district and what a potential BlueOval plant in Marshall could mean for its Harper …
First Aired August 19, 2023 Jessica Gilbert with the Humane Society of South Central Michigan returns to Community Matters with another Wiggly Tail update! This time, we meet Chicky the yellow Lab mix, whose personality may be cuddly and playful perfect. And, hear more about the Canine Carnival set for August 26, 2023. Episode ResourcesHSSCM websiteRichard reads to the kittens at …
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 …
