The Michigan Department of Transportation has named H.W. Browne Airport the 'Airport of the Year' in the General Aviation Airport Category.​

The airport provides Saginaw County businesses and pilots with a first class aviation hot spot and a valuable business center.

The Saginaw County H.W. Browne Airport is a county-owned, public-use airport located in Buena Vista Charter Township. It is included in the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems. H.W. Browne Airport covers an area of 293 acres at an elevation of 601 ft. above mean sea level, and has two asphalt-paved runways.

How many companies in Saginaw have been around for 100 years…still going stronger than ever? Few if any. One notable exception is Hausbeck Pickles & Peppers Company, which kicked off its 100-year anniversary celebration with the Saginaw Spirit in March at TheDow. The thunder pickle hockey game heralds the beginning of a special year filled with festivities. The “big event” will come in mid October with the First Annual Hausbeck PickleBall Tournament at Garber Courts in Saginaw – a community event welcoming players of all ages and skill.

“Hausbeck Pickles & Peppers aren’t widely known as a brand outside of Saginaw. And that’s okay,” says Tim Hausbeck, president. “Chances are, everyone eats our pickles and peppers at some of the most popular quick serve chain restaurants that serve pizzas, salads, subs, soups and sandwiches. We’re pretty proud of the fact that 60 semi-truck loads of Hausbeck product leave our plant each week to enhance the flavor of food served all around the country.” Tim (president) and his brother, Joe (vice president) lead the company with its 100+ employees, manufacturing complex on Hess St., and sprawling tank yard on Michigan Ave. that holds 500 million pounds of cucumbers. With the nationwide fast-food market growing by at least 30-40% in the 1980s, Hausbeck landed it first fast-food contract with Burger King – a game changer. In 2001, the company landed Subway as a customer and added banana peppers and jalapeno peppers to its product line. Land locked at its original location on East St., the company relocated to its current facility on Hess in 2005. Hausbeck added a 80,000 sq. ft. warehouse in 2020.

For the first 52 years, the Wolgast family owned and operated Wolgast Corporation. Started by Gerald Wolgast as G.H. Wolgast Masonry in 1948, his motto of “Do it right the first time, every time” has been his legacy that still steers the company today. Gerald’s sons, Lynn and the late Patrick and Mark Wolgast left their own legacy on the general contracting company by diversifying to include Design-Build and Construction Management services, helping start the local Associated Builders and Contractors Association Chapter, and forging a relationship with McDonald’s Corporation in the 1980s. Since then, we have built close to 300 new or rebuilt McDonald’s restaurants and remodeled nearly twice that many. The Wolgast brothers also chose to succeed their business to the employees and started the process of becoming an Employee-Owned Company in 2000. Soon after, they named Brian Stadler as President, marking the first time that a non-family member held such a key position.

The following 23 years have been significant to our longevity by becoming 100% Employee-Owned, adding Restoration, Multi-Family Housing, and Development Divisions, adopting a systemized approach to be process driven, implementing our own Carpentry Apprenticeship program to strengthen our self-performing capabilities, and expanding to additional Michigan locations. Wolgast now has offices in Saginaw, Freeland, Grand Rapids, and Alpena. Furthermore, we have 105 employee-owners who participate in profit sharing and employee stock benefits. In 2021, the Board of Directors appointed Steve Salyers as President, while Stadler maintained the role of CEO.

Positive Results Downtown Saginaw is an organization of volunteers formed to develop and promote Downtown Saginaw. Led by 2023 President Andrea Heilbronn Fischer, the goals of Positive Results Downtown are to attract new business to the downtown area, encourage and support existing business and professional community, and to improve and beautify the downtown environment. The following are just some of the events Positive Results works on:

The follow Positive Impact Award Recipients were recently honored at the organization's Annual Meeting:

Local 85, Plumbers, Steamfitters and HVACR received the Good Neighbor Award, and Chuck Priem and Emma Priem received the Volunteer of the Year Award.

Saginaw Valley State University (SVSU) is a public university, founded in 1963 as Saginaw Valley College and is celebrating its 60th anniversary.

SVSU is a comprehensive university with more than 100 undergraduate and graduate programs of study for its more than 7,000 students. Located on a suburban campus in Michigan’s Great Lakes Bay Region, SVSU is committed to a supportive and empowering environment for students.