The Treystar team is committed to the community. Some of the team’s professional affiliations and community organizations that make the greater Kalamazoo area a great place to live, work, and play are listed below.
Community
City of Kalamazoo
The City of Kalamazoo is a vibrant and unique place to establish and operate a business, raise a family, and explore the many higher education opportunities.
With a multitude of places to visit, stay, eat, and explore in the area, Discover Kalamazoo serves as a valuable resource for residents and visitors alike.
Also known as DKI, Downtown Kalamazoo Incorporated is a private, non-profit organization that works to deepen the economic stability in downtown Kalamazoo and beyond through community projects, programs, and events.
Kalamazoo County Brownfield Redevelopment Authority
Working with a variety of partners, the Kalamazoo County Brownfield Redevelopment Authority facilitates the redevelopment of blighted and contaminated properties in Kalamazoo County.
The Kalamazoo County Land Bank creates vibrant communities by eliminating blighted properties, stabilizing property values, and creating affordable housing.
Also known as KC Ready 4s, Kalamazoo County Ready 4s works with public and private pre-kindergarten programs to assist families with and 4-year-olds find and succeed in high-quality programs.
With more than half of its 30-mile goal completed, the Kalamazoo River Valley Trail is an asset to the community, offering a network of paved trails for walkers, runners, and bicyclists free of charge.
KzooConnect seeks to highlight all the attributes of the greater Kalamazoo community has to offer, including interesting people, cool jobs, and local attractions.
Believing in the power of creativity in our community, MIX Southwest Michigan brings together local creators and innovators for mixers, seminars, and workshops.
The Monroe-Brown Biomedical Seed Fund is a collaborative effort between the U-M College of Engineering's Center for Entrepreneurship and U-M Medical School's Fast Forward Medical Innovation program program.
Dedicated to higher education in Kalamazoo County and at the University of Michigan, and the growth of jobs in Kalamazoo County with the goal of keeping the most talented students in the community.
Boasting 17.5 miles of off-road trails and 38.5 miles of bicycle lanes, the Portage Bikeway is open to the public free of charge and offers safe routes for both recreational and utilitarian bicyclists, walkers, and runners.
Southwest Michigan First is a privately funded group of economic development advisers working in cooperation with the Kalamazoo Regional Chamber of Commerce to promote business development and growth and the promotion of community values and education within the region to improve business opportunities as well as overall quality of life.
Western Michigan University Gwen Frostic School of Art
Western Michigan University is home to the Gwen Frostic School of Art. The school provides the qualities of a private art school in a major research university environment.