Chairman’s Corner by Scott McGraw What an eye-opening experience the general election results gave us. I was very excited before the election thinking the Republicans were prepared better than we’ve been in a long time, but I was wrong. This cycle was certainly a shift in Kalamazoo County further to the left from what we [...]
December's KGOP Newsletter Check out the latest news from the Kalamazoo GOP! You can read the latest issue of The Republican Record, the KGOP's monthly newsletter, by clicking the image below. Stories included in this issue are Christmas Fundraiser at the Wisers Set for Monday, Dec. 3 Perfect Storm Led to Election Night Setbacks in Kalamazoo - [...]
By Brian G. Long, Ph.D., C.P.M. For well over nine years, our overall pattern of growth has been slow, punctuated by a few ups and downs. For West Michigan, September was strong, but October was even stronger. According to the data collected in the last two weeks of October 2018, NEW ORDERS, our index of [...]
Chairman’s Corner by Scott McGraw We’re at crunch time for the 2018 election cycle and what a finish this is going to be! Both sides are pumped up for their candidates and both side have funded their coffers. Let the games begin! I don’t believe I’ve ever seen so many commercials and postcards on an [...]
November's KGOP Newsletter Check out the latest news from the Kalamazoo GOP! You can read the latest issue of The Republican Record, the KGOP's monthly newsletter, by clicking the image below. Stories included in this issue are White-Belt Steve Carra Knocks Doors in Portage Commercials Confusing with So Many Candidates Advertising - Chairman's Column Upton Providing Results [...]
The Republican Party of Kalamazoo County will hold its county convention to select a new Executive Committee for the coming term, which runs from Dec. 1, 2018 to Nov. 30, 2020. The convention will be held on Thursday, Nov. 15, 2018, at 7 p.m. at the WMU Fetzer Center (2251 Business Ct., Kalamazoo, MI 49008-5239. [...]
By Brian G. Long, Ph.D., C.P.M. Last month, we returned to a pattern of slow growth. For September, the economic pace for West Michigan picked up a little more. According to the data collected in the last two weeks of September, NEW ORDERS, our closely-watched index of business improvement, edged up to +28 from +21. [...]
October's KGOP Newsletter Check out the latest news from the Kalamazoo GOP! You can read the latest issue of The Republican Record, the KGOP's monthly newsletter, by clicking the image below. Stories included in this issue are Bill Ballenger Tells it Like it is in Kalamazoo There's Going to be Some Heartache Election Night for the [...]
Chairman’s Corner by Scott McGraw We’re heading down the home stretch of the 2018 campaign cycle and there is one thing that is certain: Nothing is certain. The races we will be voting on will be very tight races. Election night on Nov. 6 is going to be a tough night. I think of the [...]