Category: Moody on the Market

Spectrum Health Lakeland has been recognized with a significant achievement in the form of national accreditation at all three of the local hospital systems facilities for their Chest Pain Centers. The recognition is by Corazon, Inc., a national leader in services for the cardiovascular specialty. Lakeland Medical Center in St. Joseph was granted accreditation with […]

The illustrious career of Berrien County Chief Judge Mabel Johnson Mayfield has added a new honor as a Fellow of the Michigan State Bar Foundation. Originally established in 1984, the Michigan State Bar Foundation’s Fellows Program recognizes distinguished Michigan lawyers for their professional excellence and service to the community. The Fellows Program supports the Foundation […]

Calling agriculture “the backbone of Southwest Michigan,” Congressman Fred Upton has accepted the 2020 Friend of Farm Bureau Award from the American Farm Bureau for his efforts to support Southwest Michigan’s agricultural community during the 116th Congress. In receiving the award this past week, the St. Joseph Republican said, “Agriculture is the backbone of southwest Michigan, […]

If your business received a Paycheck Protection Program loan of $50,000 or less and you are still seeking approval of forgiveness on that loan, there’s good news for you from the U.S. Small Business Administration. Late this week, the U.S. Small Business Administration released a simplified loan forgiveness application for Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans […]

Bucktown Pride, a phrase I’ve heard in earnest from Honor Credit Union’s Stacey Martin for years, is running rampant in Michigan’s Great Southwest, even beyond the borders of the newly christened “Nicest Place in America.” That new moniker for the Berrien County City of Buchanan is spreading cheer, smiles, and high fives all across the […]

With a goal to “maintain policies that have made a drastic difference,” the Michigan Department of Health & Human Services Friday afternoon issued an updated Emergency Order to help further clarify things like gathering definitions, capacity restrictions, mask requirements and worker protections from the original order put out by the department back on Monday. Department […]

As the furnace clicks on in more and more homes across Michigan’s Great Southwest, and folks fire up the fireplace, Mike and Ryan Laylin have emerged onto the scene with their new Bros. Chimney Sweep & Masonry, LLC, a new firm with seasoned pros at the helm. Between the two of them, Mike and his […]

Former President Jimmy Carter and his wife Rosalynn certainly have made their mark on many fronts over the years, and there’s little doubt that their role in the Jimmy Carter Work Project for Habitat for Humanity years ago in Benton Harbor in the neighborhood that would become home to the Boys & Girls Clubs of […]

If the Southwest Michigan housing market continues at the torrid pace it’s been racing along at this summer, the Southwestern Michigan Association of Realtors will soon run out of superlatives to describe the market without having to repeat themselves. By way of example, the Association Executive Alan Jeffries tells us, “The September 2020 Southwest Michigan […]

When Adams & Son, Inc. of Sodus pivoted during the pandemic from their heating and cooling business to begin manufacturing personal protection equipment for COVID protection, little did they know that their creation of sanitizer stands and PPE stations would earn them a slot among the Michigan Manufacturers Association’s “Coolest Thing Made in Michigan” competition. […]