Council of 100
The Council of 100 is one of Southwest Michigan First's greatest partners in our mission of creating jobs and wealth in the Kalamazoo Region. As a private, not-for-profit economic development organization, we value our Council members for not only their support, but also their capacity and willingness to create opportunity in the community. An investment in the Council of 100 goes directly to:
  • Growing our community's economic base
  • Attracting new business to the region
  • Retaining and expanding our existing companies
  • Providing start-up companies with the capital and support they need
  • Making a legislative impact on non-partisan legislative policies
  • Ensuring our indigenous talent pool is challenged and properly marketed
  • Connecting our leaders to powerful ideas and each other
To learn more about how you can join us in redefining the future of the Kalamazoo Region and hear about Council of 100 advantages, please contact Petey Stephanak at 269.553.9588.

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Accounting/Benefit Services
Basic BDO Cole Gavlas, PC Plante & Moran Ullrey & Company
Architecture/Engineering
CRB Consulting Engineers, Inc. Eckert Wordell Kingscott Associates Prein & Newhof Soil and Materials Engineers, Inc. TowerPinkster
Auto
Zeigler Automative Group
Construction/Construction Management
ABC Associated Builders Aggregate Industries Allied Mechanical Services, Inc. Consumers Concrete Corporation CSM Group Kendall Electric Incorporated M.W. VanderVeen Company Miller Davis PRO Services Inc. Skanska Terra Contracting W. Soule & Company
Contract Research Organizations
Innovative Analytics Jasper Clinic Kalexsyn MPI Research Proteos
Energy
AEP Indiana Michigan Power Consumers Energy
Financial
1st Source Bank AmeriFirst Home Mortgage Bank of America Chase Bank Chemical Bank Comerica Bank Consumers Credit Union Fifth Third Bank First Financial Bank First National Bank of Michigan Greenleaf Trust Huntington Bank Keystone Community Bank McDade Capital Michigan Commerce Bank PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. The Wiser Financial Group
Food and Beverage
Greenleaf Hospitality Group Imperial Beverage Maggie's Catering Millennium Restaurant Group
Foundations
Irving S. Gilmore Foundation Kalamazoo Community Foundation
Health Care/Hospital
Borgess Health Bronson Healthcare Group
Information Technology
CTS Telecom Inc. LYNX Network Group, LLC Secant Technologies TDS Telecom
Insurance/Business Liability/Workman's Comp
Burnham & Flower Keyser Insurance Nulty Insurance Priority Health
Law
Honigman Kreis Enderle Hudgins & Borsos Miller Canfield Paddock & Stone Miller Johnson Snell & Cummiskey Varnum Riddering Schmidt Howlett Willis & Willis PLC
Manufacturing
Azon USA Inc. Eaton Corporation Green Bay Packaging, Inc. Humphrey Products Landscape Forms SAFARI Circuits Schupan & Sons Inc. Southwest Michigan Tolling Collaborative Stryker Total Plastics Inc. Trend Packaging
Media/Advertising
Adams Outdoor Advertising Business Review Kalamazoo Gazette LKF Marketing Midwest Communications
Real Estate/Home Construction
Allen Edwin Homes Callander Commercial Colliers International The Hinman Company
Services
Knight Watch Inc. R.W. LaPine Inc. Republican Waster Services The Studio
Talent Management
HumaneX Ventures WSI - Workforce Strategies, Inc.
Transportation
Kalamazoo/Battle Creek International Airport