Yes, You Can Park in Michigan Loading Zones for 20 Minutes
Think loading zones are just for delivery trucks? Michigan drivers can legally use them too.
ICYMI: Michigan Business Beat on the Road | Ashley Iovieno, Michigan Works! Southwest MW!A...
Monday, September 8th, MBN was on the road to the Radisson Plaza Hotel & Suites, Kalamazoo, MI. Ashley’s audio was flawed so they re-recorded September 12th. The original discussion was held on day 2 of 2025’s Michigan Works! Association’s Annual Conference. Hear Ashley and Jeffrey discuss what...
Jazz trumpeters gather to teach and play in honor of Roy Hargrove at WMU
Western Michigan University hosts a daylong celebration of jazz trumpeter Roy Hargrove tomorrow, Oct 11, featuring workshops and a concert with five renowned guest artists. The Trumpet Summit in Honor of Roy Hargrove begins at 10 a.m. in the Dalton Center recital hall with free workshops continuing until 5 p.m.,...
Park officials announce availability of track chair
Visitors to Historic Charlton Park in Hastings now have the option to roam the local park using an allterrain wheelchair, or track chair. HCP officials recently announced they are taking reservations for use of the track chair for persons needing a mobility device. There is no cost to use the track chair, but...
Pivotal breaks ground on new Centreville addition
CENTREVILLE — St. Joseph County’s mental health and substance use treatment facility will be expanding over the next year. On Tuesday, Pivotal broke ground on its new 10,000 square-foot, two-story addition to its building on 677 E. Main St. in Centreville, which will be the new home for the agency’s administrative...
“It’s about a $16M project”: Kalamazoo’s investment into Arcadia Creek Festival Place
KALAMAZOO, Mich. — What is currently a money pit in the heart of Kalamazoo's downtown is now part of a master plan investment into a vision for the city's future. That's according to Kalamazoo city leaders who say a multimillion-dollar reinvestment into Arcadia Creek Festival Place is the way out of the disrepair...
PETA billboard near Kalamazoo Taco Bell urges customers to go vegan
KALAMAZOO COUNTY, MI — A giant chicken glares as Taco Bell customers approach the drive-thru window at 2229 S. Sprinkle Road in Comstock Township. “Would it kill you to get a bean burrito?” reads the electronic billboard. “Please, go vegan.”. Animal welfare activist group People of the...
Gunman who allegedly fired into crowd and shot 4 people remains on the loose...
KALAMAZOO, MI — New details have surfaced about a shooting that injured multiple people at a restaurant, as investigators search for the gunman. Four people were shot around 3 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 20, at Two Fellas Grill, 2730 W. Michigan Ave., during business hours. Reporter. If you purchase a...
Michigan factory abruptly closes, with 153 confirmed layoffs
Another Michigan plant has abruptly shut down, leaving more than one hundred workers without jobs and adding to a growing wave of factory losses across the state. Pactiv Evergreen confirmed…
Deputies: 2 seriously hurt in Comstock Township crash after driver dozes off
Deputies say a minivan and a box truck crashed Friday morning in Comstock Township, sending both drivers to the hospital, after the driver of the minivan dozed off behind the wheel.

















