Our Stories
LISC & Issue Media Group
LISC Kalamazoo, with support from the City of Kalamazoo - Foundation for Excellence, is a proud sponsor of Issue Media Group’s “On The Ground” publications focused on the Eastside, Edison, Northside and Vine neighborhoods. “On The Ground” helps tell the story of the people, projects and innovations that are creating “what’s next” for our community.
Continuing the Legacy of ‘The Paper City’
When the owner of RJ’s printing, the only Black-owned printer in Southwest Michigan, was ready to step down, he didn’t want to pass on the business to just anyone. With the support of a $150,000 LISC acquisition loan, a local graphic designer who got his start on RJ’s Printing’s founding team in 1995 will make …
A Few of Our Favorite (LISC) Things
Not really a top ten, because we heard and told so many great stories this year—of challenges overcome and impact made—that it would be impossible to pick that few. But here is a selection of our favorites from 2022 (okay, ten) in words, pictures and social media characters. They help narrate some of what happened …