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SW Michigan
1:42 pm
Thu June 13, 2013

Kalamazoo gets good economic start in 2013

Credit WMUK

A new report says the economy in the Kalamazoo area got off to a good start in 2013. The Upjohn Employment Research Institute says 1,300 jobs were added in Kalamazoo County during the first three months of the year. That’s an increase of one percent.

The Institute’s latest issue of its Business Outlook for West Michigan says most of the increase was in service jobs, not manufacturing.

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3:18 pm
Mon April 8, 2013

Lt. Governor talks trade in the Netherlands

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Calley says one reason for the trip is "Michigan's long-standing ties with Dutch companies (that) have resulted in good jobs here".
LANSING - Lt. Gov. Brian Calley will lead a week-long trade mission to the Netherlands on Saturday, the governor's office announced today. Calley will travel with local and state officials, including House Speaker Jase Bolger, R-Marshall, and Agriculture and Rural Development Director Jamie Clover Adams. The delegation returns April 19.
WMUK News
9:51 am
Mon April 8, 2013

Local bookstores doing very well, thank you

Credit WMUK
Bookstore sign in Kalamazoo welcomes customers

The impending death of bookstores, and even printed books, has long been predicted. But MLive Kalamazoo reporter Yvonne Zipp says the funeral notices may have been sent too soon.

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