Michiana Benchmark Business Index Scores Unprecedented Run Up April 24, 2018 2:27 pm|While it has taken Mother Nature seemingly forever to achieve anything close to a decent spring climate, the…
Analyst Pegs Whirlpool’s 1st Quarter “A Quarter to Forget” April 23, 2018 10:19 pm|One financial analyst called it “a quarter to forget,” and others in the investment community will get a…
Home Sales Volume Still Down But Prices Are Setting Records April 23, 2018 8:54 pm|While spring weather itself has only arrived in any measure here at the start of the third week…
New Hotel and Manufacturing Company Expansion Get Tax Abatements In Michigan City April 20, 2018 3:48 pm|A couple of major new developments just over the state line will result in a new hotel for…
“Snarky” SWM Tourist Council Marketing Campaign Delivers Solid Results April 18, 2018 3:16 pm|Spurred on by snarky, tongue-in-cheek, billboard messages that encourage them to “Take a Hike,” or “Suck it Up,”…
Senior PGA Army Ready to Pick Up Uniforms & Schedules This Weekend April 18, 2018 12:58 am|It takes a veritable army of volunteers to host the KitchenAid Senior PGA Championship, and that army needs…
Fifth Third Bank to Close SJ Community HQ Downtown This Summer April 17, 2018 8:00 pm|There’s a major change coming to the financial district in St. Joseph, but before you voice the inevitable…
Whirlpool Offers $20,000 Community Challenge Grant to Local Robotics Teams April 16, 2018 4:21 pm|Following a stellar weekend performance in statewide competition, six local FIRST Robotics teams have advanced to the World…
Snyder Reveals Multifaceted Plan to Combat School Violence April 16, 2018 3:39 pm|Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder refuses to sit idly by and watch students and parents suffer from the seemingly…
It’s Going to Cost You More to Keep Your Lights On — I&M Rate Hike OK’d April 13, 2018 4:07 pm|You better hope that Daylight Saving Time pays off, because any way you look at it you’ll be…
Comprehensive New Study Could Boost Food & Beverage Industry in SWM April 12, 2018 3:23 pm|Community and Economic Developers in the region know that they have an incredibly strong ally and partner in…
New Research Shows Americans Want Public TV to Aid Earthquake Early Warnings April 9, 2018 7:58 pm|Before an earthquake strikes, how will Americans best get any sort of early warning alert? Earthquake prone nations…
Solid Year for Edgewater Bank Sees Net Income Triple Year-Over-Year April 9, 2018 2:28 pm|Edgewater Bancorp’s increasing portfolio of commercial loans and residential mortgage activities have helped spark a 6.2-percent increase in…
Major Distracted Driving Enforcement Begins in SWM — U Drive, U Text, U Pay! April 5, 2018 11:53 pm|If you count yourself among those who just can’t keep your hands off your phone, even when your…
West Michigan Industrial Economy Bounce Continues April 5, 2018 3:45 pm|While the buzz is overwhelming for industrial sectors that could be impacted by the battle over tariffs, there…
Kinexus Maintains Best in the U.S. Rankings for 2nd Year Running April 3, 2018 8:01 pm|Anytime you can boast four of your teammates are members of an exclusive group like the 40 Under…
Michigan Manufacturing Leads Small Growth Spurt In Midwest Economy Index April 3, 2018 2:20 pm|There’s another measure of the region’s economic growth pattern out, this time from the Federal Reserve Bank of…
Orchards Mall Faces Foreclosure Monday Unless Taxes Get Paid March 29, 2018 8:40 pm|The owner of the Orchards Mall is tempting fate again, facing foreclosure by the Berrien County Treasurer if…
New Report Pegs Michigan 3rd in the Nation For Tech Job Growth in 2017 March 28, 2018 6:38 pm|Tech industry jobs are dramatically on the rise in Michigan. In fact, by the latest analytical measure, Michigan…
Propelling Economic Development Through Air Traffic at SBN March 28, 2018 3:32 pm|A sort of whisper campaign has been underway for several months around Southwest Michigan and Northwest Indiana with…