Solid Sales & Record Setting Prices for SWM Housing In November By Pat Moody | Posted December 20, 2019 | By The Numbers What's Happening If anybody tells you that the pre-holiday season is a less than stellar time to buy or sell a...
No Sign of Impending Recession, But Still Slow for West MI Industrial Economy By Pat Moody | Posted December 11, 2019 | By The Numbers What's Happening The good news is there are no signs of an impending recession for the West Michigan industrial economy, but...
“Protracted Uncertainty” Weighs on Auto Supplier Sentiment By Pat Moody | Posted December 3, 2019 | By The Numbers What's Happening For the sixth consecutive quarter, one measure of the state of affairs in the auto supply industry is reflecting...
Whirlpool Tabbed as 70th Most Responsible Company in America by Newsweek By Pat Moody | Posted December 2, 2019 | By The Numbers What's Happening If you're looking for the type of business that is recognized as being among the most responsible companies in...
October Housing Market Sets Records in SW Michigan By Pat Moody | Posted November 27, 2019 | By The Numbers What's Happening There's a common phenomenon in the U.S. financial markets referred to as a Santa Claus Rally. Looking at the...
Thanksgiving Dinner Costs Rise 1-Cent from 2018 By Pat Moody | Posted November 21, 2019 | By The Numbers Upon Further Review What's Happening Whether you're the host and hostess or the family will be heading over the river and through the woods...
New Report Paints Bleak Financial Picture for Cities in Michigan By Pat Moody | Posted November 20, 2019 | By The Numbers What's Happening There isn't a municipal leader anywhere in the state who will argue the results of a new study that...
A Deloitte Holiday Sales Forecast Sure to Excite Retailers By Pat Moody | Posted November 14, 2019 | By The Numbers What's Happening The jingle bells that retailers love to hear this time of year (or any other for that matter) are...
More Than 55M to Hit the Road for Thanksgiving By Pat Moody | Posted November 14, 2019 | By The Numbers What's Happening If you'll be doing your turkey business on the road this year, away from home, you'll have plenty of...
Michigan Earns High Marks for Business Tax Climate By Pat Moody | Posted November 8, 2019 | By The Numbers What's Happening If you are a business owner in Michigan, pat yourself on the back. You are doing business in one...
West Michigan Industrial Economy Resumes Marginal Growth By Pat Moody | Posted November 8, 2019 | By The Numbers What's Happening While West Michigan manufacturers don't actually assemble automobiles in the region, the myriad parts they make for the auto...
Holland Commercial Furniture Analyst Still Feeling Good Despite 3Q Dip By Pat Moody | Posted November 4, 2019 | By The Numbers What's Happening The office & commercial furniture industry has not been immune to tariffs with China, and the West Michigan analyst...
Nation’s Report Card Says Early Reading Struggles Continue in MI By Pat Moody | Posted October 30, 2019 | By The Numbers What's Happening Michigan has made no meaningful improvement in fourth grade reading abilities since 2003. That's a startling takeaway from "The...
Ordinary September Sees Unemployment Rate Declines Statewide By Pat Moody | Posted October 25, 2019 | By The Numbers Upon Further Review What's Happening Nothing remarkably out of the ordinary in the latest unemployment data from the Michigan Department of Technology, Management &...
Record Earnings Driven by Ongoing Growth for Horizon Bancorp By Pat Moody | Posted October 24, 2019 | By The Numbers What's Happening The ongoing growth of Horizon Bancorp continued today with the financial institution, which has offices all across Michigan's Great...
AEP Reports Strong 3rd Quarter Earnings, Boosts Dividends By Pat Moody | Posted October 24, 2019 | By The Numbers What's Happening Strategic investments and favorable weather patterns helped Indiana Michigan Power Company's parent corporation American Electric Power to report strong...
CFO Survey Shows Business Holding Steady in Region By Pat Moody | Posted October 23, 2019 | By The Numbers What's Happening After witnessing a "greater degree of pessimistic or anxious media reports" of late, Kruggel Lawton's Terry Bush admits, "I...
Whirlpool Beats Wall Street on 3Q Earnings Report By Pat Moody | Posted October 22, 2019 | By The Numbers What's Happening Even in the face of "global economic volatility," Whirlpool Corporation today beat Wall Street estimates for quarterly earnings per...
2019 Berrien County Recycling Events Establish Record Collections By Pat Moody | Posted October 22, 2019 | By The Numbers What's Happening If you joined in any of Berrien County's community recycling events over the past year, give yourself a big...
SWM Housing Market Sees Sales & Inventory Both Drop By Pat Moody | Posted October 22, 2019 | By The Numbers What's Happening September was not a great month by any stretch for the Southwest Michigan housing market as Realtors saw both...
Growing Deposits, Reduced Expenses Fuel Strong Q3 for United Federal By Pat Moody | Posted October 14, 2019 | By The Numbers What's Happening The combination of growing deposits and operating efficiencies from reduced expenses has fueled a strong third quarter performance for...
Whirlpool’s Reputation Earns 7th Straight Appearance Among Global RepTrak By Pat Moody | Posted October 10, 2019 | By The Numbers What's Happening From the executive suite and board room to the front lines every day, Benton Harbor-based Whirlpool Corporation continues to...
Michigan Retailers Bag August Sales Bounce By Pat Moody | Posted October 7, 2019 | By The Numbers Upon Further Review What's Happening With sales charts starting to look more and more like a Rorschach ink blot test, Michigan retailers up and...
State Avoids Shutdown as Gov. Signs Budgets Using Line Item Vetoes By Pat Moody | Posted September 30, 2019 | By The Numbers Upon Further Review What's Happening On the last possible day to get the job done without facing at least a partial government shutdown, Michigan...
Michigan Jobless Rates Drop in Every Labor Market for August By Pat Moody | Posted September 26, 2019 | By The Numbers What's Happening The unemployment rate in Berrien County dropped from 5-percent in July to 4.2-percent in August, but even that improvement...
More Than 200 Drunk Drivers Caught in Drive Sober Dragnet By Pat Moody | Posted September 23, 2019 | By The Numbers Upon Further Review What's Happening If you've ever wondered about the effectiveness of the occasional Driver Sober of Get Pulled Over enforcement periods staged...
SWM Home Sales Rebound as Prices Reverse Recent Trends By Pat Moody | Posted September 21, 2019 | By The Numbers What's Happening In a virtual about face from a month earlier, the housing market in Michigan's Great Southwest saw sales rebound...
Michigan’s Unemployment Rate Declines in August By Pat Moody | Posted September 18, 2019 | By The Numbers What's Happening More people on the job and fewer on the sidelines resulted in a small decline for the Michigan unemployment...
AEP Sets Accelerated Rate for Reduction of CO2 Emissions By Pat Moody | Posted September 10, 2019 | By The Numbers What's Happening Aggressive action by American Electric Power Company to drive down the release of carbon dioxide emissions has been so...
Marginal Growth Returns to West MI Industrial Economy By Pat Moody | Posted September 6, 2019 | By The Numbers Upon Further Review What's Happening He cautioned in his report last month that "one month does not constitute a trend," and sure enough, it...