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For Delta Machining, robots are key to job growth
Modern technology has revolutionized society and left a trail of obsolete equipment in its wake. It is hard ...
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Midwest Energy brings new tech to rural communities
Rural communities remain what many describe as the loveliest parts of Michiana. With rolling hills, fields seemingly without ...
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Dowagiac artist uses wood burning to tell stories
Nearly 40 years ago, not long after having moved back to Dowagiac where he had spent many of ...
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Niles duo brings escape room business to Buchanan, South Bend
Sitting in front of a monitor in a separate room, Niles resident Matt Herm watched as a group ...
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Artist looking to change the look of the small-town art scene
The image of Christina Casperson is not what most people would conjure up in their minds when they ...
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Shelton’s Farm Market epitomizes the fruit of Michiana
Generations new and old of Michiana have heard the of the Shelton name. Shelton’s Farm Market has been ...
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SMC Construction Trades program offers hands-on alternatives to students
Southwestern Michigan College’s Larry Wilson is a man with a vision. As he showed off a small, unfinished ...
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Niles man spends retirement hand-crafting knives, woodwork
Descending the stairs to the study in the lower level of artisan Terry Truesdell’s Niles home, visitors are ...
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Round Oak Stoves a memento of Dowagiac
In conversations about manufacturing in Michigan, a few names and products are likely to come up — Ford, ...
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Amazing Acres offers seasonal fun, farm education
On a brisk fall afternoon, the wind whipped Roni Hoff’s hair against her face. As she shifted her ...
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Niles man practices coopering, blacksmithing
Fred Rogers is not just a name that belongs to the friendly old guy on TV wearing a ...
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Buchanan woman helps the homeless with grocery sacks
On a planet fraught with problems — pollution, global climate change, homelessness, poverty — many people are coming ...
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Niles man uses greeting cards to express himself
Niles native Ian Ernsperger has never been the best with words. As an adult man living with autism, ...
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Eckler family cultivates much more than produce
Describing the full scope and reach of Eckler Farms would be difficult for anyone, even Larry and Lucy ...
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Lake Michigan College Fab Lab offers creative outlet in Benton Harbor
At Lake Michigan College’s Benton Harbor campus sits the Hansen Technology Center, a newer, architecturally creative building with ...
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Niles company coated with family tradition, legacy
When former Sen. John Proos visited NCP Coating in 2018 to help the privately-owned Niles business celebrate its ...
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Farmer continues family legacy, fuels new Buchanan business
It’s hard to imagine a job tougher than one that relies on the whims of Mother Nature. In ...
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Tragedy in Cassopolis demonstrates true grit of farmers
Early on the morning of Nov. 4, Mark Dussel, owner of Dussel’s Farm Market in Cassopolis, got a ...
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Guitar straps made in Buchanan found worldwide
To everything in life, there are always the unnoticed components and overlooked items. Tablecloths are overlooked for the ...
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Niles distiller explains how to make bourbon
Pass through the threshold of Niles’ Iron Shoe Distillery and one immediately detects the heady scent of booze ...
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Dowagiac yarn shop weaving people together
There is an unmistakable sense of warmth that envelops customers of Dowagiac’s Yarn on Front as soon as ...
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Niles teenager making miraculous recovery from spinal injury
Niles’ Caiden Baxter is never one to shy away from a challenge. Since he was a toddler, Baxter ...
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Buchanan native first female BMX freestyler to win world championship
Perched on top of 6-foot tall ramp, Hannah Roberts, 16, of Buchanan, leans back on her bike and ...
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Dowagiac man shares story of recovery
On a brisk January afternoon, a tall, slender man in his thirties enters the Baker’s Rhapsody in downtown ...
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Same-sex couple shares what it is like to raise family in St. Joseph
Fourteen-year-old George Weber is used to people asking questions about his family. As the second child of two ...
