About Us
As a subsidiary of Kinexus Group, a non-profit serving individuals, businesses, and communities around the state of Michigan, Market One has principal responsibilities for economic and community development throughout Cass and Van Buren counties. We connect people, investments, and organizations with strategies and services that improve the quality of life and economic conditions in our region, specifically in our two-county service area.
Kinexus Group formally began a partnership with Van Buren County to assume the economic development activities throughout Van Buren County in 2016.
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Market Van Buren was formally launched in 2018 to continue advancing the development of the county.
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2023
In 2020, Market Van Buren began supporting Cass County with economic development efforts. By 2021, we launched a more formal partnership.
2024
To celebrate the organization’s five-year anniversary and the expansion into Cass county, Market Van Buren was rebranded to Market One, symbolizing the counties joint effort in advancing the region through economic and community development.
The rebrand represents Market One as the center cog connecting businesses and communities in Cass and Van Buren Counties to solutions and resources to enable their growth.
The “one” is the literal shape of the two counties, however the deeper symbolic meaning is the two counties are now working as “one” to support long-term economic growth.
Executive Director
Zach Morris
Organizational leadership, fund development, government affairs & strategic planning
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Community Development Director
Katie Vanderhulst
Grant research & technical support for businesses & governmental partners​
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External Affairs Manager
Julia Wall
Project management, board administration, investor relations, event planning & communications​​
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