Category: Moody on the Market

If your commute or travel plans routinely take you down Britain Avenue in Benton Township or East Main Street (which is also Business Route 94) in Benton Harbor, be prepared to be detoured as early as tomorrow on East Main, and as soon as Monday on portions of Britain Avenue. The Michigan Department of Transportation […]

Concerned about safe conditions for them when state employees return to their workplaces in the coming weeks and months, Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer has signed a new Executive Directive (2020-11) she says is designed to protect the nearly 50,000 state employees and their workplaces from the spread of COVID-19. That new directive from the governor […]

Coming on the heels of their announced decision to designate Martin Luther King Jr. Day as a paid holiday for employees beginning next year, Spectrum Health has issued an anti-racism pledge today, committing to act against structural racism and pledging to take on the challenge to eliminate racism and its impact on health, hope and lives. […]

A brazen armed robber brandishing a gun simply filled a shopping cart at Family Farm & Home in Benton Township this morning and then waltzed out of the business, driving off in a full sized SUV, without paying a dime. Benton Township Police Detective Lt. Michael DenDooven says that around 9:40am this morning his department […]

Bolstered by a sizable upswing in sales for September over less stellar results in August, Michigan’s retail community is “cautiously optimistic” heading into the critical holiday sales season through the end of the year. The Michigan Retailers Association says this week that the September Retail Index survey came in at 63.7, an increase from August’s […]

Not only does the National Federation of Independent Business view Congressman Fred Upton as one of their “Guardians of Small Business,” they call him “a true champion” of small business in Michigan and across America for more than 20 years now. One of Michigan’s leading small business organizations, the NFIB has announced that “A great […]

While some in-person meetings have resumed by appointment at the Disability Network Southwest Michigan, there are still many virtual learning opportunities in the weeks ahead thanks to online webinars on many topics. Disability Network Southwest Michigan continues to serve customers during the pandemic, and as indicated, in-person meetings with customers have resumed by appointment only […]

Despite significant challenges stemming from the coronavirus pandemic, American Electric Power, parent company to Indiana Michigan Power which serves the region, has reported third quarter earnings driven in part by a residential sales increase of 2.6-percent as compared with year ago numbers. AEP is reporting today that third-quarter 2020 earnings came in at $749 million […]

A visit to a veritable glass pumpkin patch can immediately immerse you in great fall feelings when you take time to “hop” around your favorite Benton Harbor Arts District venues tomorrow night, Friday, October 23rd, for the traditional — and maybe not-so-traditional — Fall Art Hop from the Benton Harbor Arts Association. You’ll be astounded […]

The fate of the renowned Heritage Museum & Cultural Center in St. Joseph is in the middle of a furloughed fog, and what happens next is of major concern to fans and patrons of the center who are left scratching their heads wondering when or if the center will re-open. According to sources close to […]