Home to Fortune 500 companies, two-person startups, and everything in between...
Custom workplaces open to limitless possibilities...
Access to a diverse and talented workforce eager to propel your company forward...
Almost 400,000 undergraduates ready to join your team...
Over 5,500 square miles of opportunity...
Where creative companies design their collaborative teams...
Southwest Michigan First is ALL about jobs!
Our team is passionate about creating jobs and cultivating a strong economy in Southwest Michigan. We’re economic developers – also known as problem solvers, change agents, people connectors, business advocates and leadership developers. Let’s build our region’s future together!
Our team is passionate about creating jobs and cultivating a strong economy in Southwest Michigan. We’re economic developers – also known as problem solvers, change agents, people connectors, business advocates and leadership developers. Let’s build our region’s future together.
Company Stories
Nurturing Product Improvement by Nurturing Good Processes
MIINTERNSHIP.com is the place where students and employers in Southwest Michigan can find the perfect internship match for a successful future.
Sharing positive success stories surrounding business expansions, entrepreneurship, leadership, philanthropy and quality of life in Southwest Michigan.
Join us at Southwest Michigan’s premier leadership “un-conference” as local and global speakers take the stage to inspire leaders of today and tomorrow.
Consultant Connect gives our economic development community an inside look into the world of site selection and the opportunity to build lasting relationships.
Weekly leadership blog and podcast insights from Southwest Michigan First’s ceo Ron Kitchens are designed to help you become the leader you dream to be.
Southwest Michigan First
261 East Kalamazoo Avenue, Suite 200
Kalamazoo, MI 49007
269.553.9588
Daily Quote
The Proximity Principle: In order to do what you want to do, you have to be around people who are doing it and be in the places it’s happening. - Ken Coleman
261 East Kalamazoo Avenue, Suite 200
