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First Aired September 2, 2023 In her last Community Matters check-in before the fall 2023 legislative session in Lansing, Rep. Sarah Lightner (R-Springport) of Michigan’s 45th District talks about a number of subjects. Among them: The House independent contractor bill lingering in Lansing, bills associated with juvenile justice and more. She also offers perspective on what the …
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 …
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 …
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 …
