Powering the future

Investing in the regional growth and economic vitality of Southwest Michigan benefits us all. Achieving our vision without the generous support and involvement of our Investor companies simply would not be possible. Their commitment to our region, coupled with their leadership and financial contributions, helps existing companies thrive and creates endless opportunity for everyone who lives and works here.

As a charitable 501(c)(3) organization, every dollar we receive is reinvested into one of our core pillars of economic, workforce, and community development to:

  • Attract new business to the region
  • Retain and expand our existing companies
  • Provide small businesses and entrepreneurs with the resources needed to be successful
  • Attract and retain a diverse and inclusive workforce
  • Develop and align our talent pool to meet the changing economy
  • Advocate for legislative policies to support economic and future growth
  • Promote vibrant business environments and healthy communities
  • Connect our leaders to powerful ideas and each other

On behalf of Southwest Michigan First and everyone in our region, we thank you.

You can help us create a vibrant future in Southwest Michigan and beyond. To learn more and hear about the advantages of becoming an Investor, please contact Abbie Rumery at 269.553.9588.

Pinnacle Investor

Bronson
Irving S. Gilmore Foundation
W. K. Kellogg Foundation logo

Visionary Level

Consumers Energy
Kalamazoo County Government logo
St Joseph County Michigan logo
Tower Pinkster
Zeigler Auto Group

Legacy Level

Aunalytics
Bell's Brewery logo, no tagline
Imperial Beverage
Midlink
PNC Bank logo orange and dark gray
Zhang Financial

Leadership Level

Abonmarche Byce
Advia Credit Union
AVB
BCBS of Michigan
Charles River
The City of Kalamazoo logo
City of Sturgis
City of Three Rivers
Clark Logic
Consumers Concrete
Consumers Credit Union
County National Bank logo
CSM Group
Denso logo (red capital letters, italicized)
Fetzer Institute
Fifth Third Bank
Flowserve
Franklin Partners
Greenleaf Hospitality Group logo
Greenleaf Trust
Hinman Company
Horizon Bank
Humphrey
Integrated Smart Technologies
Jaqua Realtors
Knight Watch
Lake Michigan Capital logo: Lake MIchigan and the waves are in a medium bright blue and Capital is in black as well as the bottom of the wave; formerly Amerifirst Home Mortgage
Mercantile Bank
Midwest Energy & Communications
Miller Canfield
Miller Johnson
MCM
Nulty Insurance
Old National Bank
Plante Moran
Safety Services logo
Southern Michigan Bank & Trust
St Julian Winery and Distillery logo
Varnum
WMU
Western Michigan University Homer Stryker M.D. School of Medicine
Wightman

Council Level

1st Source Bank logo
4 Flutes Machining horizontal black and white logo
Allen Edwin Homes
AT&T
Athletic Mentors
BDO - United States
Buist Electric
Callander Commercial
Chase
CLS
Comerica Bank
CRB
DJ Construction
Eckert Wordell
Edwards
ELITE COMPANIES
FEMA Corporation logo
Fishbeck
FlavorSum
Gibson
Glen Oaks Community College
Goodwill logo in dark blue and black
Green Bay Packaging
HECO Inc logo: round red circle with a slanted block white H with HECO in all caps in black ink in italics and a thin red line underneath HECO
Heritage Community of Kalamazoo logo; stacked with green tree
Humanex Ventures
Indiana Michigan Power
ITC
Jones Petrie Rafinski
Kadant Inc.
The Kendal Group
Kreis Enderle logo
Landscape Forms
Majority Builders logo with a black rectangle white block lettering and a red border
MANN+HUMMEL
McDonald Commercial Roofing logo
Millennium Restaurant Group
NAI
OptiMed
Peregrine
Plaza Corp
Priority Health logo
PRO Services logo
RW LaPine Inc.
R&A Landscaping
Rose Street Advisors one color vertical logo
South Michigan Food Bank
Sturgis Molded Products
Trellis
Treystar
Walbridge
Warner Norcross + Judd
Black Whirlpool Corporation logo with the yellow circle over the irlp
Wiser Financial