Meagan Francis from BuyLocalBerrien.com joins Zack to chat about recent updates to the website and Facebook group, including great 'crowdsourced' stories about
If you'd like to take a ride on an airplane built in 1928, then you have a chance this weekend at the Southwest Michigan Regional Airport. A 1929 Ford Trimotor
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The Lakeshore Chamber of Commerce is being disolved and the Southwest Michigan Regional Chamber will move in to serve as a representative for greater Stevensville area business owners. Lakeshore Chamber Board President Tom Norbey shared the news with members this week in the form of a letter which outlined the rationale behind the decision and what it means moving forward. He said it’s become difficult to find the volunteers for the Lakeshore Chamber to meet the needs of members. According to Norbey, many Lakeshore Chamber members already carry dual memberships with the Southwest Michigan Regional Chamber. The two chambers have worked out an agreement that will offer reduced membership rates for any Lakeshore Chamber member that did not already hold a membership with the regional chamber. Norbey says the regional chamber, “with local, full-time staff leveraging a resource-rich regional network, not only understands what our member’s needs are, they have the knowledge, connectio
July 26, 2021
Governor Gretchen Whitmer will be in Benton Harbor next month to help Whirlpool celebrate the groundbreaking for its new housing development on Riverview Drive. The $22 million apartment complex will have 80 units with rents starting around $1,000 per month. Whirlpool proposed the development at 170 Riverview Drive earlier this year with Benton Harbor City Commissioners signaling their support. Governor Whitmer will join Mayor Marcus Muhammad and Whirlpool CEO Marc Bitzer on August 3 to mark the ceremonial groundbreaking. Whirlpool has been in contact with the governor’s office about the project. Also on hand for the groundbreaking will be representatives of Berrien County, Cornerstone Alliance, and the Southwest Michigan Regional Chamber.