http://blog.mlive.com/followthemoney/Covering life-sciences, manufacturing, real estate, downtown development and other business in Kalamazoo.enThu, 05 Nov 2009 12:41:39 PSTMovable Type Enterprise 4.29-advance http://www.sixapart.com/movabletype/noCovering life-sciences, manufacturing, real estate, downtown development and other business in Kalamazoo.Covering life-sciences, manufacturing, real estate, downtown development and other business in Kalamazoo.followthemoneyhttp://feedburner.google.comhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/followthemoney/~3/dXfgk6LJxWA/mpi_research_strikes_deal_with.htmlLife sciences6112776112755127611390815372Alex Nixon | Kalamazoo GazetteThu, 05 Nov 2009 12:41:39 PSTtag:blog.mlive.com,2009:/followthemoney//2630.3881024 ]]>MATTAWAN — MPI Research is working with a Seattle-based drug-development company on clinical studies for new antiviral treatments.Kineta Inc. announced last week that it had entered a "strategic alliance" with MPI Research, according to a press release from Seattle-based Kineta."MPI...http://blog.mlive.com/followthemoney/2009/11/mpi_research_strikes_deal_with.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/followthemoney/~3/lNs357-uynE/kalamazoo_firm_wants_to_start.htmlBreaking NewsLife sciences610436610437421976103084610438Alex Nixon | Kalamazoo GazetteWed, 04 Nov 2009 14:27:32 PSTtag:blog.mlive.com,2009:/followthemoney//2630.3880633 ]]>KALAMAZOO — Tolera Therapeutics Inc. said this week that it has filed an application with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for a drug helps people deal with organ transplants.The Kalamazoo-based drug-discovery startup said its biologic protein is designed to...http://blog.mlive.com/followthemoney/2009/11/kalamazoo_firm_wants_to_start.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/followthemoney/~3/HzU4m2j6Ywo/report_economic_recovery_takin.htmlBreaking NewsEconomyLaborManufacturing4626160981914102940137994Alex Nixon | Kalamazoo GazetteWed, 04 Nov 2009 08:56:39 PSTtag:blog.mlive.com,2009:/followthemoney//2630.3878665 ]]>KALAMAZOO — Local economist Brian Long this week released a strongly positive report on the economy in Southwest Michigan, his second in as many months.But while the Grand Valley State University economist and director of Supply Chain Management said economic...http://blog.mlive.com/followthemoney/2009/11/report_economic_recovery_takin.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/followthemoney/~3/vpNYHBgoDGo/investors_should_watch_for_top.htmlBreaking NewsEconomyGovernment4910456249498477164061284463Alex Nixon | Kalamazoo GazetteWed, 04 Nov 2009 08:22:02 PSTtag:blog.mlive.com,2009:/followthemoney//2630.3878424 ]]>KALAMAZOO — With Ponzi schemes and other investor frauds apparently on the rise in Michigan and across the country, financial education and a healthy dose of skepticism are more important than ever.“In these tough economic times, scam artists aren't pulling...http://blog.mlive.com/followthemoney/2009/11/investors_should_watch_for_top.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/followthemoney/~3/aQkV7drD984/john_bravata_pays_off_insuranc.htmlBreaking NewsBusiness - West MichiganGovernmentAlex Nixon | Kalamazoo GazetteTue, 06 Oct 2009 09:06:27 PDTtag:blog.mlive.com,2009:/followthemoney//2630.3730283 ]]>DETROIT -- John Bravata, chairman of Bravata Financial Group and BBC Equities, has paid back the money he borrowed from two life insurance policies that were frozen in a federal securities fraud case.Bravata, who is charged with fraud for his...http://blog.mlive.com/followthemoney/2009/10/john_bravata_pays_off_insuranc.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/followthemoney/~3/XpeA18LqgT0/john_bravatas_next_hearing_in.htmlBusiness - West MichiganGovernmentAlex Nixon | Kalamazoo GazetteFri, 18 Sep 2009 04:15:37 PDTtag:blog.mlive.com,2009:/followthemoney//2630.3642230 ]]>DETROIT -- John Bravata, chairman of Bravata Financial Group and BBC Equities, will next appear in a Detroit courtroom Oct. 1 for a contempt-of-court hearing. But an evidentiary hearing for a preliminary injunction was moved to Oct. 21 because the...http://blog.mlive.com/followthemoney/2009/09/john_bravatas_next_hearing_in.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/followthemoney/~3/MzsFValkgHg/report_west_michigan_economy_m.htmlBusiness - West MichiganEconomyLaborAlex Nixon | Kalamazoo GazetteThu, 10 Sep 2009 13:50:53 PDTtag:blog.mlive.com,2009:/followthemoney//2630.3599508 ]]>KALAMAZOO -- Joblessness remains at levels not seen in decades, but the West Michigan economy appears to have hit bottom, according to a new report from the W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research. The institute's quarterly Business Outlook report released...http://blog.mlive.com/followthemoney/2009/09/report_west_michigan_economy_m.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/followthemoney/~3/340cTETyIYA/deadline_to_use_firsttime_home.htmlReal EstateAlex Nixon | Kalamazoo GazetteWed, 02 Sep 2009 07:34:51 PDTtag:blog.mlive.com,2009:/followthemoney//2630.3546532 ]]>KALAMAZOO -- Officially, the deadline to take advantage of the federal government's $8,000 tax credit for first-time homebuyers is Nov. 30. That means a buyer must close on his or her purchase by Nov. 30. But real estate professionals caution...http://blog.mlive.com/followthemoney/2009/09/deadline_to_use_firsttime_home.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/followthemoney/~3/HzwitukLsM0/stryker_corp_promotes_three_ex.htmlBusiness - West MichiganLife sciencesAlex Nixon | Kalamazoo GazetteTue, 01 Sep 2009 11:34:25 PDTtag:blog.mlive.com,2009:/followthemoney//2630.3540461 ]]>KALAMAZOO -- Stryker Corp. today announced the creation of a new position in charge of company-wide quality and manufacturing issues. The Kalamazoo-based medical technology company has been working to resolve three warning letters from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration...http://blog.mlive.com/followthemoney/2009/09/stryker_corp_promotes_three_ex.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/followthemoney/~3/o0xkCcZd_zU/sturgis_mi_lands_12_million_fe.htmlBusiness - West MichiganDevelopmentGovernmentReal EstateAlex Nixon | Kalamazoo GazetteFri, 14 Aug 2009 12:32:53 PDTtag:blog.mlive.com,2009:/followthemoney//2630.3438502 ]]>STURGIS -- An industrial park in this St. Joseph County city will be upgraded with water and sewer service thanks to a $1.2 million grant from the federal government. The U.S. Economic Development Administration awarded the grant Wednesday to the...http://blog.mlive.com/followthemoney/2009/08/sturgis_mi_lands_12_million_fe.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/followthemoney/~3/2zqz0njL7lk/micro_machine_kalamazoo_medica.htmlBusiness - West MichiganEconomyLife sciencesManufacturingAlex Nixon | Kalamazoo GazetteFri, 14 Aug 2009 09:24:08 PDTtag:blog.mlive.com,2009:/followthemoney//2630.3436978 ]]>KALAMAZOO -- Micro Machine Co., a Kalamazoo supplier to the medical industry, laid off about 25 percent of its work force on Thursday. The company of 75 workers, which makes instruments and parts for companies that sell orthopedic implants, let...http://blog.mlive.com/followthemoney/2009/08/micro_machine_kalamazoo_medica.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/followthemoney/~3/Sa4Cvw1SHIg/ronda_stryker_sells_another_50.htmlLife sciencesManufacturingStocksAlex Nixon | Kalamazoo GazetteThu, 13 Aug 2009 11:34:50 PDTtag:blog.mlive.com,2009:/followthemoney//2630.3423212 ]]>KALAMAZOO -- According to a filing today with the Securities and Exchange Commission, Stryker Corp. board member Ronda Stryker has sold an additional 50,000 shares of stock in the Kalamazoo medical technology company. Stryker, granddaughter to company founder Dr. Homer...http://blog.mlive.com/followthemoney/2009/08/ronda_stryker_sells_another_50.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/followthemoney/~3/guLjDK0-x_8/metabolic_solutions_looking_to.htmlBusiness - West MichiganLife sciencesAlex Nixon | Kalamazoo GazetteWed, 12 Aug 2009 10:01:48 PDTtag:blog.mlive.com,2009:/followthemoney//2630.3423080 ]]>KALAMAZOO -- At a National Institutes of Health check presentation this morning in Kalamazoo, Metabolic Solutions Development Co. co-founder Rolf Kletzien told me that his company was seeking additional NIH funding to "leap-frog" their diabetes drug into tests for cardiovascular...http://blog.mlive.com/followthemoney/2009/08/metabolic_solutions_looking_to.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/followthemoney/~3/zmS2v58h6g8/online_readers_vote_for_higher.htmlGovernmentKalamazoo - Home Page - NewsAlex Nixon | Kalamazoo GazetteSat, 25 Jul 2009 15:09:41 PDTtag:blog.mlive.com,2009:/followthemoney//2630.3318447 ]]>KALAMAZOO -- A majority of Kalamazoo Gazette online readers think the speed limits on South Park Street and Stadium Drive in Kalamazoo are too low....http://blog.mlive.com/followthemoney/2009/07/online_readers_vote_for_higher.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/followthemoney/~3/ivm2jJKo5uQ/catalyst_development_looking_a.htmlDevelopmentAlex Nixon | Kalamazoo GazetteWed, 22 Jul 2009 14:52:44 PDTtag:blog.mlive.com,2009:/followthemoney//2630.3298287 ]]>KALAMAZOO -- William D. Johnston's Catalyst Development is considering a project to rehab a vacant building on the South Kalamazoo Mall....http://blog.mlive.com/followthemoney/2009/07/catalyst_development_looking_a.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/followthemoney/~3/NVPS0M0-H4o/southwest_michigan_first_can_f.htmlDevelopmentAlex Nixon | Kalamazoo GazetteThu, 16 Jul 2009 13:15:41 PDTtag:blog.mlive.com,2009:/followthemoney//2630.3252527 ]]>PORTAGE -- Ron Kitchens, the ever-optimistic leader of Southwest Michigan First, says he knows it will be a challenge but he's pretty sure the new owners of a massive office building in Portage will be able to find tenants....http://blog.mlive.com/followthemoney/2009/07/southwest_michigan_first_can_f.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/followthemoney/~3/9ABnXGTFL9Y/homebuilding_company_sees_kala.htmlReal EstateAlex Nixon | Kalamazoo GazetteFri, 10 Jul 2009 14:52:50 PDTtag:blog.mlive.com,2009:/followthemoney//2630.3207621 ]]>KALAMAZOO -- Allen Edwin Homes says it had one of its most successful months of sales in June. The Portage-based home-building company sold 58 new homes last month, said Greg DeHaan, vice president of Allen Edwin. In June 2008, the...http://blog.mlive.com/followthemoney/2009/07/homebuilding_company_sees_kala.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/followthemoney/~3/ChPuOvRhEsc/three_kalamazoo_firms_using_st.htmlBreaking NewsBusiness - West MichiganGovernmentLife sciencesAlex Nixon | Kalamazoo GazetteWed, 24 Jun 2009 15:26:10 PDTtag:blog.mlive.com,2009:/followthemoney//2630.3091269 ]]>KALAMAZOO -- Three Kalamazoo companies will use $250,000 in loans from Michigan's Pfizer Asset Retention Fund to hire people laid off by Pfizer Inc., according to a press release from the Michigan Economic Development Corp....http://blog.mlive.com/followthemoney/2009/06/three_kalamazoo_firms_using_st.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/followthemoney/~3/vEN1v6bw7do/downtown_kalamazoo_inc_gives_a.htmlTechnologyAlex Nixon | Kalamazoo GazetteTue, 23 Jun 2009 14:43:38 PDTtag:blog.mlive.com,2009:/followthemoney//2630.3081659 ]]>KALAMAZOO -- Learned firsthand today of an interesting promotion Downtown Kalamazoo Inc. is running to gauge the effectiveness of its posts to social networking site Twitter....http://blog.mlive.com/followthemoney/2009/06/downtown_kalamazoo_inc_gives_a.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/followthemoney/~3/oBx5-BPreJU/kalamazoo_township_stands_to_l.htmlEconomyGovernmentManufacturingReal EstateAlex Nixon | Kalamazoo GazetteThu, 18 Jun 2009 05:36:45 PDTtag:blog.mlive.com,2009:/followthemoney//2630.3034902 ]]>KALAMAZOO TOWNSHIP -- Two local municipalities could be out thousands of dollars in revenue as Checker Motors Corp. prepares to close its local manufacturing operation....http://blog.mlive.com/followthemoney/2009/06/kalamazoo_township_stands_to_l.htmlnonadult