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Design your own Michigan Avenue: Kalamazoo hands-on event will get input on redesign
KALAMAZOO, MI — Kalamazoo’s effort to get community input for Michigan Avenue’s future design is getting more hands-on. The city is hosting an event on Thursday, Oct. 10 at the Kalamazoo Nonprofit Advocacy Coalition’s Crawlspace Comedy Theater, 315 W. Michigan Ave. Guests can attend a presentation at either 5 or 6:30 p.m.
‘Kalamazoo Forward Ventures’ To Fund Business And Innovation In Southwest Michigan
Kalamazoo Has Something To Say To The Tune Of $50M. In Kalamazoo, Michigan, where non-minority-owned employers firms (3367) outnumber minority-owned employer firms (255) by roughly 12 times, according to the United States Census Bureau, seven men have joined forces to be the change they want to see in their community. On Sept. 24, the collective known as Kalamazoo Forward Ventures (KZFV) announced its commitment: a whopping “$50 million capital investment” for underrepresented businesses and founders, across three sectors, that are seeking assistance to startup or scale up their companies.
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