Kalamazoo approves $3.1M expansion of small business loan fund program Updated Mar 01, 2021; Posted Mar 01, 2021 The Michigan Department of Transportation announced single-lane closures for traffic signal work at the intersection of M-43 and Harrison Street will begin this Friday. The intersection is near several prominent businesses and a Kalamazoo welcome sign on the east side of downtown. (Malachi Barrett | MLive.com) Malachi Barrett Facebook Share KALAMAZOO, MI — The Kalamazoo City Commission approved an agreement with the United Way of the Battle Creek and Kalamazoo Region (UWBCKR) to expand the Kalamazoo Small Business Loan Fund Program. The city commission voted at its Monday, March 1, meeting to approve the expansion as part of the meeting’s consent agenda.