http://blog.mlive.com/followthemoney/Covering life-sciences, manufacturing, real estate, downtown development and other business in Kalamazoo.enFri, 10 Jul 2009 14:52:50 PDTMovable Type Enterprise 1.52 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/~3/9ABnXGTFL9Y/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.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/followthemoney/~3/6CpecXAYc_U/oklahoma_senator_calls_i94_con.htmlPoliticsAlex Nixon | Kalamazoo GazetteWed, 17 Jun 2009 15:39:27 PDTtag:blog.mlive.com,2009:/followthemoney//2630.3035647 ]]>KALAMAZOO -- U.S. Sen. Tom Coburn, R-Okla., released a report this week detailing 100 projects being funded by the federal stimulus package that he believes are a waste of money. The widening of I-94 at South Westnedge Avenue is one...http://blog.mlive.com/followthemoney/2009/06/oklahoma_senator_calls_i94_con.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/followthemoney/~3/ENhrcbb7Q1g/kalamazoo_agency_buys_former_l.htmlDevelopment999245924995833456697Alex Nixon | Kalamazoo GazetteFri, 19 Jun 2009 07:44:41 PDTtag:blog.mlive.com,2009:/followthemoney//2630.3034714 ]]>UPDATED: on June 19, to reflect correction. KALAMAZOO -- According to county records, Kalamazoo Community Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services has closed on its purchase of a vacant lumberyard in downtown Kalamazoo....http://blog.mlive.com/followthemoney/2009/06/kalamazoo_agency_buys_former_l.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/followthemoney/~3/FqVJgLHnA1I/checker_motors_names_possible.htmlManufacturing6928977743292233478943907625905Alex Nixon | Kalamazoo GazetteMon, 01 Jun 2009 09:31:45 PDTtag:blog.mlive.com,2009:/followthemoney//2630.2883966 ]]>KALAMAZOO -- The Narmco Group, a Windsor, Ontario-based auto supplier, could buy Checker Motors Corp. for $1.6 million....http://blog.mlive.com/followthemoney/2009/05/checker_motors_names_possible.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/followthemoney/~3/QCkExWAm0Kg/checker_motors_enters_gms_supp.htmlEconomyManufacturingAlex Nixon | Kalamazoo GazetteWed, 27 May 2009 12:56:50 PDTtag:blog.mlive.com,2009:/followthemoney//2630.2865992 ]]>KALAMAZOO -- Checker Motors Corp. has been given permission to enter into agreements with General Motors Corp. that are intended to help the bankrupt supplier stay afloat until it can negotiate a sale....http://blog.mlive.com/followthemoney/2009/05/checker_motors_enters_gms_supp.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/followthemoney/~3/JtwkprHqWR8/despite_market_activity_kalama.htmlBreaking NewsReal Estate433483152691974931093714102Alex Nixon | Kalamazoo GazetteFri, 22 May 2009 14:04:35 PDTtag:blog.mlive.com,2009:/followthemoney//2630.2833667 ]]>KALAMAZOO -- Home sales in the Kalamazoo area fell by 18 percent in April, compared to the same month last year, according to new figures from the Greater Kalamazoo Association of Realtors....http://blog.mlive.com/followthemoney/2009/05/despite_market_activity_kalama.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/followthemoney/~3/-cWqddCL8FQ/metabolic_solutions_announces.htmlLife sciencesAlex Nixon | Kalamazoo GazetteThu, 14 May 2009 10:22:42 PDTtag:blog.mlive.com,2009:/followthemoney//2630.2763982 ]]>KALAMAZOO -- Kalamazoo drug development firm Metabolic Solutions Development Co. says its latest clinical trials have produced encouraging results in its efforts to produce a new diabetes treatment....http://blog.mlive.com/followthemoney/2009/05/metabolic_solutions_announces.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/followthemoney/~3/pGZYTLEpsrU/three_kalamazoo_dealerships_ma.htmlBreaking NewsBusiness - West MichiganEconomyAlex Nixon | Kalamazoo GazetteThu, 14 May 2009 09:58:48 PDTtag:blog.mlive.com,2009:/followthemoney//2630.2763739 ]]>KALAMAZOO -- Three Kalamazoo-area auto dealerships may lose brands under a Chrysler LLC plan released today....http://blog.mlive.com/followthemoney/2009/05/three_kalamazoo_dealerships_ma.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/followthemoney/~3/jP87mHDY7Mo/kalamazoo_company_gets_governm.htmlBreaking NewsBusiness - West MichiganLife sciences201218638542399555118103084Alex Nixon | Kalamazoo GazetteWed, 13 May 2009 12:47:08 PDTtag:blog.mlive.com,2009:/followthemoney//2630.2755404 ]]>KALAMAZOO -- Monteris Medical Inc. announced today that it's received clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to use its MRI-guided laser technology to treat previously inoperable brain tumors....http://blog.mlive.com/followthemoney/2009/05/kalamazoo_company_gets_governm.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/followthemoney/~3/jo-BnU6Pqc4/stryker_corp_opens_medical_ins.htmlBusiness - West MichiganLife sciencesManufacturing73661021844155010592511851993463112365Alex Nixon | Kalamazoo GazetteFri, 08 May 2009 07:39:03 PDTtag:blog.mlive.com,2009:/followthemoney//2630.2705384 ]]>KALAMAZOO, MI -- Stryker Corp. is taking a tentative first step into the Chinese marketplace with the establishment of a manufacturing plant in the eastern part of the country of 1.4 billion people....http://blog.mlive.com/followthemoney/2009/05/stryker_corp_opens_medical_ins.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/followthemoney/~3/yA3O_KrHlS8/kalamazoo_company_developing_d.htmlLife sciences4110924110934155041109117677085736Alex Nixon | Kalamazoo GazetteThu, 30 Apr 2009 13:39:53 PDTtag:blog.mlive.com,2009:/followthemoney//2630.2657617 ]]>KALAMAZOO -- Metabolic Solutions Development Co. raised $10 million in its most recent fundraising effort. The Kalamazoo-based drug-development startup is running clinical trials on a new treatment for Type 2 diabetes....http://blog.mlive.com/followthemoney/2009/04/kalamazoo_company_developing_d.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/followthemoney/~3/gCNUwQRNzDc/stryker_corps_first_quarter_pr.htmlBreaking NewsBusiness - West Michigan4155061524934631910047477Alex Nixon | Kalamazoo GazetteMon, 20 Apr 2009 13:18:12 PDTtag:blog.mlive.com,2009:/followthemoney//2630.2588147 ]]>KALAMAZOO, MI -- Stryker Corp. today reported 3 percent lower net earnings in the first quarter on sales of $1.6 billion. The Kalamazoo-based medical device maker said the global recession hurt its business in the January through March period....http://blog.mlive.com/followthemoney/2009/04/stryker_corps_first_quarter_pr.htmlnonadult