Service to the community and support of STEM education are both part of the whys behind the missions of #CasterCares. The endgame is to build and sustain a community. It’s a “We” rather than a…
Read More Manufacturing Sustainability: Building the Next Generation of Talent In and Around Albion.
For years, Albion thrived as a bustling factory town. However, as Albion’s factories began to close at the turn of the century, so did the economy. The Foundry Bakehouse and Deli is one of an…
Read More Drawing inspiration from the past for a promising future.
The new year started big. Albion’s revitalization project, The Big Albion Plan, received a thumbs up in early Feb. Bill Dobbins, owner of Caster Concepts and Albion Reinvestment Corporation President, along with other ARC…
The purpose of Caster Cares is to promote positive and measurable change to Albion and the surrounding area. But building a community takes a lot of hands, whether they’re ours or belong to other leaders…
Run Albion has a foothold in many aspects of the Albion community. Like other well-run organizations, Run Albion understands the number and necessity of stakeholders involved in making these types of events successful. Much of…
Read More Run Albion 2020 and local charities are running strong.
When you look at Albion today, it’s easy to see the positive changes. The progress that is breathing new life into our community. The renovations that are keeping the downtown area’s rich history alive. When…
With all the uncertainty going on this year, it was a blessing to come together on Sunday nights for live music at the Victory Park Band Shell (all while following social distancing guidelines, of course.)…
Read More Striking the right note for Conscious Capitalism: SATS 2020
Hard to believe that the historic Victory Park Bandshell, where all the Swingin’ at the Shell concerts take place, was built back in 1941. And with all that is happening now, it was a difficult…
Read More It’s looking swell for another free concert series Swingin’ at the Shell.
It was an awesome week at INNOVATE Albion, the teaching center for STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) and robotics in Southwest Michigan. For its maiden voyage, seven eager students spent a week in June…
Read More INNOVATE ALBION Computer Classes Ignite Students’ Passion for Learning.
With a cause very near and dear to us, Caster Concepts chose to move forward with holding an in-person/virtual Run Albion event. It was our first run in a series of three, and its called…
