BC City Connection Podcast
BC City Connection is the official podcast from the City of Battle Creek, Michigan government. Host Richard Piet visits with various city leaders and experts - from administration to small business development and public works - hear engaging and informational discussions from Battle Creek.
BC City Connection Podcast
Latest Episodes
Community Oversight Board 101
On this episode of BC City Connection, Community Oversight Board (COB) Chair Carey Whitfield and Vice Chair Clare Tanner to explain how Battle Creek’s police complaint review and appeal process works. The Community Oversigh...
Opening Doors To First-Time Homebuyers Among Underserved Populations
This time on the BC CIty Connection Housing Podcast, REALTOR Talia Champlin joins the city's Darcy Schmitt to discuss what “equitable pathways to homeownership” really means and why the hardest part is often stepping onto the path in t...
Assistant City Manager Handoff In Battle Creek
In their first interviews since Battle Creek Assistant City Manager Ted Dearing announced his retirement, he and successor Marcie Gilette talk through the priorities, partnerships, and resident input that will guide what comes next. Ted also re...
How Habitat For Humanity Makes Homeownership Possible In Battle Creek
This time, the BC CIty Connection Housing podcast visits with Executive Director Mike King from Habitat for Humanity in Calhoun County to break down how the program turns renters into homeowners through affordable payments, volunteer labor, and...
Open4BizBC.com: A Step-By-Step Plan for Potential Entrepreneurs
This time on the BC City Connection, John Hart of the Small Business Development Office talks about Open4BizBC.com, a self-serve website that helps entrepreneurs understand what it really takes to open a business in Battle Creek. Th...