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July 27, 2021 Market Van Buren is applauding three Van Buren County based businesses for receiving honors this week at the 17th annual Michigan Celebrates Small Business Awards Gala. Barber Packaging of Bangor, Riveer Environmental of South Haven, and Tri-Mation Industries of Mattawan were all placed on the 2021 list of 50 Companies to Watch. Market Van Buren’s Sarah Snoeyink tells WSJM News you may have heard about Barber in the news back around the start of the pandemic. “Right at the beginning of the pandemic, they were able to pivot and start making face shields for the state of M...

The first Market Van Buren Business Recognition Awards were held this week in South Haven. Market Van Buren’s Zach Morris tells WSJM News the event was held to celebrate those businesses that have continued to make the economy grow in the area even during the pandemic. The guest speaker was Brian Calley, former Lieutenant Governor of Michigan and President of the Michigan Small Business Association. He shared the results of a survey done by his group. “34% of the businesses that filled out his survey stated that they’ve lost 25% or more of their income, while 52% of the businesses that ...

Manufacturing facility in bangor, michigan. >> a lot of business owners in michigan have reservations about this proposal especially because the governor wants to pay those part-time workers unemployment benefits with leftover federal coronavirus aid. we're at barber packaging, luke is the owner here. you is a business struggling to find workers now. what do you think of this pay part-time workers unemployment benefits? >> the extended unemployment benefits continue to deincentivize the workforce and tumult in the manufacturing sector and we're 55% vaccination rate. it is time to get people ba...