SWM fruit crop continues to look good, despite the heat

Fruit crops in Southwest Michigan remain healthy despite the hot weather the region has been experiencing lately. Michigan State University Extension grape specialist Mike Reinke tells us he’s been out in the fields and talking with growers,
400 Riverview developers respond, say their efforts have been discounted & minimized

The 400 Riverview Drive Group, LLC is taking exception to several impressions they say were given in a Monday morning MoodyOnTheMarket.com story on the status of their planned redevelopment of the former Chase Bank local headquarters building
Now on the job: Dr. Simone Griffin, new Benton Harbor Superintendent

Now on the job as the new superintendent of Benton Harbor Area Schools is Dr. Simone Griffin, who started Monday. Griffin comes to the district from Learnwell Educational Services in Chicago, where she’s from originally. She tells
St. Joseph Commissioners advance proposal for new residential development

There’s another new apartment complex in the works in St. Joseph. City commissioners on Monday were asked to consider a rezoning request from Clark Logistics for property at 2929 Lakeshore Drive, which is immediately north of the
Whirlpool releases disappointing Q2 results, Conference Call Tuesday morning

Investors generally do not like what they are hearing tonight from Whirlpool Corporation, as the appliance giant releases its Q2 2025 Operating Results, ahead of a conference call Tuesday morning with Wall Street analysts. There was an
Buchanan Police plan ‘Night Out’ August 5

The Buchanan Police Department will hold its annual National Night Out Against Crime on Tuesday, August 5 at McCoy Creek Park behind Buchanan High School. The department says the Night Out is a chance for everyone to
What’s in Trump’s trade agreement with the European Union?

Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — President Donald Trump unveiled a trade agreement with the European Union on Sunday, making it the latest in a series of accords as the White House threatens to slap tariffs on dozens of countries this
400 Riverview project stumbles, bank building again for sale

It’s been two and a half years since MOTM told you about plans by three locally-based investors to redevelop the former Chase Bank headquarters at 400 Riverview Drive, Benton Harbor. The four-story brick and glass structure stands