Brief Moments

     In our small part of the world with global impact the PGA recently ascended upon the community for the 73rd Senior PGA Championship Presented by KitchenAid at the Jack Nicklaus Signature Golf Club at Harbor Shores .  You might say ascended?, but descended doesn't describe the opportunity.      Having discussed the very long, hard fought and expensive journey in Economic Growth, Vision and Reality , High Hopes , and The Art of Business recently, I don't mean to belabor the point. However two stories in the Herald Palladium since Friday show how visionary and innovative many individuals and organizations have been. In particular, two key community leaders are worth discussing.  It's unfortunate that the paper's ownership has a skewed vision of internet news, so if you read these stories two weeks after publishing, you'd have to pay to read them.  For that, I apologize. Graphic courtesy The Herald Palladium   ...

     Yesterday was very exciting for me.  During many years of serving in both economic and human development organizations I had great hope for the rejuvenation of Southwest Michigan. I still do. With phenomenal community partners in Whirlpool , Lakeland Regional Health , and AEP (Indiana-Michigan Power) among many other much smaller businesses there has been steadfast growth in both programs and development to serve regional needs for change.  For years we worked to purchase the land which has become the Golf Club at Harbor Shores , host 2012 Senior PGA Championship presented by KitchenAid in a few weeks. During those years continual meetings and plans were drawn up for what at that time was the most underutilized waterfront property in the entire Great Lakes region.      For those that aren't familiar, the economic downturn hit Michigan long before the global financial crisis and the great recession.   There's no lack ...