The Richard Piet Show

Jun 28 2024

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Richard Piet, known to terrestrial radio listeners in Southwest Michigan for years as the genial host of an informative and engaging interview program, brings The Richard Piet Show worldwide with this podcast! A show about "rides, people and smart talk," Richard is a fan of cars and interactive discussion focusing on a range of topics. In 2021, Richard established Livemic Communications, adding opportunities for purposeful exposure through informational, customized podcast series. Businesses and organizations can share their stories and engage their stakeholders.Escape the world of politically slanted terrestrial talk radio - whatever the slant - and enter a whole new universe of compelling subjects and engrossing discussions on The Richard Piet Show.

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(Community Matters 90) Committee Lawyer Sees Wins Among Appeals Court Loss

Jun 28 2024 34 mins

The Committee for Marshall-Not the Megasite has until early August 2024 to officially take its case to the Michigan Supreme Court. Technically, the committee has 42 days from the Michigan Court of Appeals decision that dealt another blow to the legal drama meant to put the Ford BlueOval plant development to a vote in Marshall.Committee attorney Robby Dube returns to Community Matte

(Community Matters 90) County Board: King Returns as Chair; Morehart Appointed

Jun 28 2024 21 mins

Calhoun County Commissioner Derek King joins Community Matters to discuss the ramifications of the May 2024 resignation of chair Kathy-Sue Vette. The development required a two-step solution: Appointing a replacement for the District 3 commissioner as well as a new chairperson.King also discusses the BCATS budget and a deal struck to provide a full-time sheriff's deputy at Starr Co

(Creating Dementia Solutions 35) Who is a Caregiver?

Jun 28 2024 13 mins

When you think of a caregiver for someone living with dementia or another illness, who do you think of? A spouse? A close family member? Certainly, a professional would be in that category, too, right?In this episode of Creating Dementia Solutions, we learn from Miles for Memories volunteers Cassandra Lucas-Moore and Colleen Acker with Carewell Services Southwest we could be a care

(Little Blinking Light 4) Consider These Items when Thinking about Email Security

Jun 25 2024 11 mins

Is your business email system secure? What steps did you take to assure it?In this episode of Little Blinking Light, AE Tech Design President Roger Ferworn and Richard Piet discuss the considerations and perhaps lesser-known facts about the security of email.Episode ResourcesAE Tech Design websiteBook an Appointment with AE Tech DesignAE Tech Design, experts in effectively designin

(Community Matters 89) BCPD Considers Extra Patrols an Educational Opportunity

Jun 20 2024 13 mins

Battle Creek Police will undertake another string of extra patrols in the city and Bedford Township between June 23-29, 2024.Why?Lt. Ryan Strunk tells Community Matters it is always a chance to make sure motorists are up to speed on the latest laws (like the no-holding-your-phone law that took effect in 2023).Still, some motorists caught breaking the law could end up with a ticket

(Community Matters 89) Appellate Court Leaves Marshall Committee with a Decision to Make

Jun 20 2024 10 mins

The June 18, 2024 Michigan Court of Appeals decision to affirm lower courts in the Marshall Megasite zoning case leaves the Committee for Marshall-Not the Megasite with a decision: Should their argument be taken to the Michigan Supreme Court?Attorney Richard Lindsey, a member of the legal team representing the Marshall Area Economic Development Alliance (MAEDA) and Ford Motor Compa

(Consumers Energy 89) Marshall Mayoral Candidate Shares Why He's Running

Jun 20 2024 17 mins

Scott Wolfersberger has been a Ward 1 member of the Marshall City Council for six years. Now, he wants to be mayor.With council members thrust into the spotlight after the Ford Motor Company EV battery plant announcement for the Marshall Megasite, community response - on one side or the other - has been swift. Wolfersberger tells Community Matters why he is choosing to run - and ho

(Community Matters 89) Battle Creek Farm Won't Be the Only AgriEnergy Center for Consumers Energy

Jun 20 2024 22 mins

A Consumers Energy solar and renewable natural gas site on farmland near Battle Creek is an example of others the utility intends to build on other sites.That's the word from David Hicks, Consumers Energy vice-president of clean energy development, who says the goal is 20 such facilities in order to attain the company's renewable energy goals.The utility expects the final project t

(Creating Dementia Solutions 34) Beware of Caregiver Burnout

Jun 17 2024 13 mins

OK caregivers, face it: Burnout is inevitable. Helping your person with dementia is demanding on one's time - on top of the other life expectations most caregivers are keeping up with.In the next caregiver-focused episode, Miles for Memories volunteer Christi Losinski with Lakeview Assisted Living, focuses on how caregivers can help avoid burnout - which not only helps them, but al

(Community Matters 88) MAEDA Lawyer: Mediation Would be Good, but Supreme Court More Likely in Megasite Case

Jun 14 2024 22 mins

Marshall Attorney Richard Lindsey returns to Community Matters to discuss his impressions of a June 6, 2024 hearing at the Michigan Court of Appeals.The hearing was a continuation of the ongoing suit targeting zoning at the Marshall Megasite where the Ford BlueOval Battery Park Michigan is being built. While the hearing had been expedited by the appeals court at the urging of the p