Fast & Furious No More — SW Michigan Housing Market Runs Out of Steam By Pat Moody | Posted February 13, 2023 | By The Numbers Upon Further Review What's Happening While the inventory of houses for sale has managed to tick back up a notch or two, the heady...
Four Year Housing Rush Slowed Dramatically in SW Michigan in 2022 By Pat Moody | Posted January 21, 2023 | By The Numbers Upon Further Review What's Happening The housing market in Michigan's Great Southwest was on a record tear for more than four straight years from...
Colder Weather Keeps Home Sales Cool in Michigan’s Great Southwest By Pat Moody | Posted December 17, 2022 | Upon Further Review What's Happening The arrival of wintry weather has done more than chill the neighborhood substantially, the onset of falling temperatures has...
SWMI Housing “Frenzy” Slows Again for 10th Consecutive Month By Pat Moody | Posted November 23, 2022 | Upon Further Review What's Happening Characterizing the housing market in Michigan's Great Southwest over the past ten months as a "frenzy" that has slowed...
St. Joe’s Kingfisher Cocktails & Tacos Will Take a Bow Thursday, December 16th By Pat Moody | Posted December 12, 2021 | Upon Further Review What's Happening ****UPDATE! 12/15/21 Plans for the official opening of Kingfisher Cocktails & Tacos have been pushed back by two weeks, although...
April Housing Market Continues Record Setting Trend Even in Face of Declining Inventories By Pat Moody | Posted May 11, 2021 | By The Numbers Upon Further Review What's Happening Now 13-months after the coronavirus pandemic locked in, the housing market in Michigan's Great Southwest continues to defy gravity...
Partnership Combining United Federal Credit Union & Edgewater Bank Gains Final Approvals By Pat Moody | Posted April 30, 2021 | Upon Further Review What's Happening Following shareholder and federal regulator approvals in recent days the deal to combine Edgewater Bank into United Federal Credit...
Recovery of the West Michigan Industrial Economy Stabilizes By Pat Moody | Posted March 5, 2021 | By The Numbers Upon Further Review What's Happening Saying that February statistics show that the West Michigan Industrial Economy "Remains on a positive footing," the keeper of...
Blossomtime Calls for Re-Set, Postpones Community Pageants Until After September 1st By Pat Moody | Posted February 12, 2021 | Upon Further Review What's Happening Calling it one of the hardest questions they have ever faced, Blossomtime President Anna Abdelnour is reporting this morning...
MI Restaurateurs Hook Up With BYOD for Health Screening & Contact Tracing Software By Pat Moody | Posted February 10, 2021 | Upon Further Review What's Happening Recognizing the complex environment currently facing Michigan bars and restaurants, the state's leading industry association is teaming up with...
Torrid Southwest Michigan Housing Market Races Into 2021 at a Record Pace By Pat Moody | Posted February 5, 2021 | By The Numbers Upon Further Review What's Happening If you thought that the once the dust had settled following even the most robust of New Year's parties...
Berrien County Health Dept Updates Vaccine Situation, Encourages Patience By Pat Moody | Posted January 21, 2021 | Upon Further Review What's Happening The Berrien County Health Department, which has been doing a spectacular job of administering the COVID-19 vaccination to thousands...
National Retail Federation Reports Holiday Sales Topped 8.3-Percent Gain Over 2019 Period By Pat Moody | Posted January 15, 2021 | By The Numbers Upon Further Review What's Happening The pent up demand generated by the pandemic is readily evident in holiday sales numbers released today. The numbers have...
New State Street Meats Ready to Take a Bow Next Thursday In Downtown St. Joe By Pat Moody | Posted January 9, 2021 | Upon Further Review What's Happening Less than four months ago, Ken Kozminski and I stood inside 416 State Street in downtown St. Joseph where...
Marie Yeager Cancer Center Releases 2020 Cancer Care Report for SWM By Pat Moody | Posted December 22, 2020 | By The Numbers Upon Further Review What's Happening At the Marie Yeager Cancer Center in St. Joseph, the team from Spectrum Health Lakeland annually gathers a considerable...
New MI Data Says One-Third of All Michigan Restaurants Risk Closing in Six Months Without Help By Pat Moody | Posted December 15, 2020 | By The Numbers Upon Further Review What's Happening Christmas time is supposed to be filled with goodness and light, but new data released today by the Michigan...
West MI Industrial Economy Still Modestly on Track Despite Supply Chain Issues By Pat Moody | Posted December 9, 2020 | By The Numbers Upon Further Review What's Happening Even with many restaurants, bars and other gatherings still sidelined or facing substantial restrictions to normal operations, the West...
SWM Housing Prices Soar While Inventory Plummets as Record Setting Pace Continues By Pat Moody | Posted December 8, 2020 | By The Numbers Upon Further Review What's Happening The sometimes torrid and continuously historic Southwest Michigan housing market that launched in June continued unabated in November with...
MI Business Leaders Call for Congressional Action on PPP Deductibility By Pat Moody | Posted December 3, 2020 | Upon Further Review What's Happening A trio of key business leaders in the state of Michigan have penned a message that is being shared...
Michigan Retailers Assoc Issues the Shop 3 Challenge, Urging Everyone to Shop Local By Pat Moody | Posted November 29, 2020 | Upon Further Review What's Happening Citing the industry's hard work over the past eight months working diligently to meet safety guidelines, the Michigan Retailers...
October Retail Sales Rise on Early Holiday Shopping Binge By Pat Moody | Posted November 17, 2020 | By The Numbers Upon Further Review What's Happening Thanks to pandemic-weary shoppers, retail sales across the nation rose for the sixth consecutive month in October, largely thanks...
More Than 430 Tri-County Businesses Granted MI Restart Dollars for COVID Relief By Pat Moody | Posted November 10, 2020 | By The Numbers Upon Further Review What's Happening Remember that Michigan Small Business Restart Grant Program rolled out at the height of the pandemic shutdown, offering to...
West Michigan Industrial Economy Forming a “Lopsided W” Shaped Recovery By Pat Moody | Posted November 9, 2020 | By The Numbers Upon Further Review What's Happening Lots of people have been hoping for the proverbial "V"-shaped recovery from the coronavirus pandemic, but the man with...
Artisan Tortilla Maker From Sawyer Now Shipping Nationwide By Pat Moody | Posted November 3, 2020 | Upon Further Review What's Happening The meteoric rise of Molino Tortilleria continues unabated...even in a pandemic. The Sawyer-based maker of Heirloom Mexican Corn Tortillas, produced...
Cornerstone Alliance and Partners Launch Move to Michigan Incentive Campaign for Remote Workers By Pat Moody | Posted October 26, 2020 | Upon Further Review What's Happening Contending that the pandemic "has made it even more clear that Southwest Michigan is the place to be," Cornerstone...
Citing Upward Trajectory in COVID, Berrien Trial Court Moving Back to Phase Two By Pat Moody | Posted October 23, 2020 | Upon Further Review What's Happening The recent surge in coronavirus cases in Berrien County is forcing the Berrien County Trial Court to move backwards...
Michigan’s Regional Jobless Rates Moved Down in September By Pat Moody | Posted October 23, 2020 | By The Numbers Upon Further Review What's Happening Berrien County is now ranked 55th out of 83 counties in the state when it comes to the county's...
Whirlpool Reports “Outstanding” Third Quarter, Beats Wall Street Expectations By Pat Moody | Posted October 21, 2020 | By The Numbers Upon Further Review What's Happening Whirlpool Corporation's stock is moving up in after hours trading following what the company terms "outstanding third quarter results,"...
St. Joseph Public Schools Ranked 11th Best in All of Michigan By Pat Moody | Posted October 19, 2020 | By The Numbers Upon Further Review What's Happening School teachers are well known for delivering grades to the students who walk the halls of their school systems,...
Six Arts Organizations in SWM Get Piece of $9M+ from MCACA By Pat Moody | Posted October 19, 2020 | Upon Further Review What's Happening Half a dozen arts and cultural organizations in Michigan's Great Southwest garnered a piece of the more than $9-million...
Silver Harbor Brewing of St. Joe Claims Silver Medal at Great American Beer Fest By Pat Moody | Posted October 17, 2020 | Upon Further Review What's Happening The things that inspire us are often times legendary. Like Silver Harbor Brewing Company's Brew Master Christian Cook's love...
Business Owners With Professional Licenses Warned of Phishing in Michigan By Pat Moody | Posted October 13, 2020 | Upon Further Review What's Happening Most small business enterprises have enough issues on their plate to concern themselves with, without having to worry about...
Federal Judge Upholds COVID Test Plan for Ag & Food Workers, Farm Bureau Responds By Pat Moody | Posted August 22, 2020 | Upon Further Review What's Happening Another federal court decision has given support to the Whitmer Administration's safety plan in Michigan. This time in the...
Court of Appeals Upholds Governor’s Emergency Powers By Pat Moody | Posted August 21, 2020 | Upon Further Review What's Happening The Michigan Court of Appeals has ruled today on the question of whether or not Governor Gretchen Whitmer's emergency...
New Digital Series Commemorates 10th Anniversary of Harbor Shores Resort By Pat Moody | Posted August 20, 2020 | Upon Further Review What's Happening If you lived in Michigan's Great Southwest a decade ago you likely saw Champions for Change posters, signs and...
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