BUSINESS

Business Week Magazine -- September 2008
Whirlpool Corporation -- Top 50 (#46) "Best Places to Launch a Career"

South Bend Tribune Readers Choice/Michiana's Favorite Home Builder
Weiss Homes, Inc. - 2008 (6th Consecutive Year)

DiversityBusiness.com Top 500 Women Owned Business in the United States
CE Competitive Edge -- 2008 (2nd Consecutive Year)

National Home Furnishings Association - Retailer of the Year - Under $10 million in Annual Volume
Great Lakes Home Furnishings - 2008

North American Pizza & Ice Cream Show - Pizza Pizzazz - 1st Place
Capozio's Inc. - 2008

#1 in Small Business Lending for Berrien County based on 2006 CRA Data released by the Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council (FFIEC) - August 2007
Chemical Bank - 2007 

One of the Most Dependable Executive Search Firms & Staffing Agencies in the Great Lakes Region by Goldline Research
Wood Temporary Staffing - 2007 

Ratebeer.com - Top 100 Brewers in the World
The Livery (#51) - 2007 

DiversityBusiness.com Top 500 Women Owned Businesses in the United States
CE Competitive Edge - 2007 

Michigan's Top 50 Companies to Watch for 2007
Smith-Dahmer Associates, LLC
Freedom Finishings, Inc. 

David J. Brugger Grassroots Advocacy Award for Public Telelvision, February 2007
Pat Moody, Cornerstone Chamber of Commerce

Platinum Hospitality Award by Choice Hotels
Comfort Suites of St. Joseph - 2006 

Best of Brand Award by Choice Hotels
Comfort Suites of St. Joseph - 2006 

CareScience recognized top 1% of U.S. hospitals for excellence in outcomes, patient care and patient safety
Lakeland Regional Health System - 2006 

Governor's Award of Excellence - for Improving Care in the Hospital Setting
Community Hospital, Watervliet - 2006 

The Detroit News
Annual List of Michigan's Best - The Livery, Benton Harbor, 3rd Place - 2006

Fortune Magazine
One of the Country's Best Places to Work - Plante & Moran LLP, St. Joseph

INC. Magazine
500 Fastest Growing Private Companies - Peoplelink Staffing, St. Joseph - Fall 2005

Diversity Inc. Magazine
Leader in Diversity & Inclusion - Whirlpool Corporation, Benton Harbor - 2005

Business Ethics Magazine
100 Best Corporate Citizens - Whirlpool Corporation, Benton Harbor - 2005

COMMUNITY 

Business Review West Michigan
St. Joseph's Silver Beach - Development of the Year - 2008

Money Magazine & CNNMoney.com
Best Places to Retire 2008 -- 6 Terrific Towns on the Water (We're #5!)

The Detroit Free Press
Michigan's Most Romantic Location - St. Joseph - 2006

Fine Living (On Television)
10 Perfect Summer Getaways - St. Joseph - 2006

Money Magazine
A Top 10 Community for Shortest Commutes in America - 2006 

Golf Digest Magazine
A Top 20 (#18 of 330) Best in America Community for Golf - 2005

Inc. Magazine
A Top 270 Community to Do Business In

Parents Magazine
A Top 10 Best Family Beach at St. Joseph's Silver Beach