Michigan Paycheck Protection Program Loans Add $5.56-Billion By Pat Moody | Posted May 4, 2020 | By The Numbers Upon Further Review What's Happening In just under a week, more than 60,000 loans have been given the green light in round two of...
Whirlpool’s “Resilient”First Quarter 2020 Beats Wall Street Analysts By Pat Moody | Posted April 30, 2020 | By The Numbers What's Happening Citing resiliency even in the face of the global coronavirus pandemic, Whirlpool Corporation has posted first quarter results for...
SW Michigan Housing Market Holds Up Well in Pandemic By Pat Moody | Posted April 22, 2020 | By The Numbers What's Happening Despite social distancing and wild economic speculation, the Southwest Michigan housing market proved surprisingly resilient in the month of...
March Retail Sales Plummet During Pandemic By Pat Moody | Posted April 18, 2020 | By The Numbers What's Happening Considering the fact that many retailers were under orders for much of the month to shut down operations as...
U of M Economists Forecast Rebound in Second Half of 2020 By Pat Moody | Posted April 10, 2020 | By The Numbers What's Happening Anybody paying attention to the ever-changing landscape of the nation's economy is likely bracing for the roller coaster ride...
West Michigan Industrial Economy: “A Train Wreck in Slow Motion.” By Pat Moody | Posted April 6, 2020 | By The Numbers What's Happening The man who watches the West Michigan industrial economy more closely than seemingly anyone else in the region has...
NFIB: Nearly All Small Businesses in Michigan Impacted by Pandemic By Pat Moody | Posted April 6, 2020 | By The Numbers What's Happening If you own and operate a small business entity and are struggling through the current quarantine orders to shelter-in-place...
American Gas Prices Lowest in Four Years By Pat Moody | Posted March 31, 2020 | By The Numbers What's Happening The good news is we haven't seen gasoline prices this low in more than four years. The bad news...
Significant Drop in Feb Home Sales While Record Prices Rise Again in SWM By Pat Moody | Posted March 27, 2020 | By The Numbers What's Happening Remember when we launched the new year in January with higher sales and lower prices as compared to a...
NFIB Asks for More Clarity on Stay at Home Order, Measures Impact By Pat Moody | Posted March 24, 2020 | By The Numbers What's Happening One of Michigan's leading small business organizations, the National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB), is asking for more clarity...
U of M Economists Now See Coronavirus-Induced Recession By Pat Moody | Posted March 20, 2020 | By The Numbers What's Happening Just last month the University of Michigan produced its Economic Outlook for 2020-2022, and it was a pretty decent...
Healthy Financials at Blue Cross Blue Shield Set Stage for $85M to Endowment By Pat Moody | Posted March 3, 2020 | By The Numbers What's Happening The healthcare insurance company that serves as a provider to many businesses in Michigan's Great Southwest through their affiliation...
Michigan Retailers Launch 2020 With “Great Start” in January By Pat Moody | Posted February 27, 2020 | By The Numbers What's Happening Anytime you start something new you want to get off on the right foot and for the Michigan retail...
SWM Housing Market Starts 2020 With Bounce, Lower Prices By Pat Moody | Posted February 24, 2020 | By The Numbers What's Happening Buyers in search of a new home in Michigan's Great Southwest got a New Year's gift in the form...
I&M Parent AEP Reports Strong 2019 Earnings By Pat Moody | Posted February 20, 2020 | By The Numbers What's Happening Officials at American Electric Power, which is parent to Indiana Michigan Power serving Michigan's Great Southwest and operator of...
West Michigan Industrial Economy “Marginally Soft” in January By Pat Moody | Posted February 10, 2020 | By The Numbers What's Happening The West Michigan industrial economy continues to be marginally soft, with evidence that some elements may be slowing, but...
Gov. Whitmer Delivers 2021 Budget Priorities By Pat Moody | Posted February 6, 2020 | By The Numbers What's Happening Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer unveiled her second executive budget in Lansing this morning, saying she's delivering on her commitment to...
Another Busy Year for South Haven Area Emergency Services By Pat Moody | Posted February 5, 2020 | By The Numbers What's Happening For those who think of firefighters lounging around the firehouse waiting for the calls to come in, don't even...
For Tenth Straight Year, Whirlpool Among World’s Most Admired By Pat Moody | Posted January 29, 2020 | By The Numbers What's Happening Coming off of news earlier in the week of a record year financially, employees of Whirlpool Corporation are basking...
WHR Stock Up in After Hours Trading Following Strong 4Q Earnings Report By Pat Moody | Posted January 27, 2020 | By The Numbers What's Happening After hours trading saw the stock of Benton Harbor-based Whirlpool Corporation advance this evening shortly after the company posted...
Soft December Can’t Slow Record Setting Pace for SWM Housing Market By Pat Moody | Posted January 27, 2020 | By The Numbers What's Happening The steady mantra for most of calendar year 2019 in the local housing market of Michigan's Great Southwest was...
New GVSU Forecast Calls for Slow Growth in West MI By Pat Moody | Posted January 24, 2020 | By The Numbers What's Happening According to the forecast of the Associate Dean of the Seidman College of Business at Grand Valley State University...
Steady 2019 Labor Market Ends With Slightly Lower Unemployment in December By Pat Moody | Posted January 23, 2020 | By The Numbers What's Happening Thanks to a solid finish for the calendar year in December, Michigan's annual jobless rate moved down for the...
LMC, SMC, Andrews All Rank Among Best Nursing Schools in MI By Pat Moody | Posted January 22, 2020 | By The Numbers What's Happening For those considering a nursing career in the healthcare industry, an online resource called NursingProcess.org has been established to...
Business Leaders for Michigan Hosting Michigan’s Road to Top Ten By Pat Moody | Posted January 15, 2020 | By The Numbers What's Happening For more than ten years now the statewide business roundtable known as Business Leaders for Michigan has been focused...
Diverse Range of Projects Results in Banner Year at Cornerstone Alliance By Pat Moody | Posted January 12, 2020 | By The Numbers What's Happening When you're into the mid-point of a five year strategic plan that has established a goal of $20-million in...
Modest Growth, Flat Revenues Ahead in Forecast for Michigan Budget By Pat Moody | Posted January 12, 2020 | By The Numbers What's Happening While Michigan's economy has continued to grow at a modest rate, there won't be a lot of extra money...
West Michigan Industrial Economy Ends 2019 on Slightly Negative Note By Pat Moody | Posted January 7, 2020 | By The Numbers Upon Further Review What's Happening The man who most closely tracks the West Michigan Industrial Economy on a monthly basis with his survey of...
Berrien Manufacturing Jobs Lead the Way to Improved Employment Picture By Pat Moody | Posted January 3, 2020 | By The Numbers What's Happening Even the State of Michigan as a whole couldn't match the improved employment picture that developed in Michigan's Great...
Mastercard Report Says Retailers Have Much to Cheer About By Pat Moody | Posted December 26, 2019 | By The Numbers What's Happening The first of what will likely be a series of updates is out already this morning regarding the success...