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SCHOOLCRAFT — James MacPhee knows Kalamazoo County State Bank is not the biggest player in the banking world, and he is fine with that.

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WEST MICHIGAN — As investors look for opportunities in emerging markets around the globe, Ralph Allen sees they may be missing gems stateside.

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FLINT—For many businesspeople, the word “stimulus” might as well be a four-letter word.

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MICHIGAN—As he nears retirement at the end of the year, Small Business Administration Michigan Director Richard Temkin said he’s seen the ebbs and flows of the lending industry. Having worked at the SBA for more than 42 years, 30 of them in Michigan, Temkin’s career in the state is bookended by two of the most significant recessions in modern history.

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KALAMAZOO — The last two years have been anything but easy on the banking industry. However for Kalamazoo-based First National Bank of Michigan, the last two years have given the bank’s leadership reasons to be bullish

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GRAND RAPIDS — In the banking world, it is sometimes better to be the tortoise and not the hare.

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GRAND RAPIDS — Amid the uncertainty in the somewhat schizophrenic economic indicators hinting that the risk of a double-dip is rising due to slowed employment growth — but wait, manufacturing numbers are up! — Grand Rapids-based United Bank of Michigan is starting to see some stability returning.