Terry Beia and his partners had just sold some assets in their Traverse City-based oil and gas company, Omega Resources. So where to reinvest the gains? It was 1998, with investment choices galore, fr...
The numbers don’t lie: Unconventional mortgage loans are making a comeback. In 2018, unconventional mortgage lending hit its highest rate since before the subprime mortgage crisis and the ensuing Gr...
The Grand Traverse region has earned a reputation for donating to worthy causes. From education to conservation, the arts to healthcare, people step up. “It’s a uniquely philanthropic community,â€...
At Hagerty, we have a corporate social responsibility (CSR) program, as most corporations do. I’ve never cared for the term. It sounds cold and stiff, almost as if giving back is a moral obligation ...
As we reflect on 2019 and look to 2020, we have an exciting opportunity to chart a course for what the next decade will look like for the Grand Traverse area. We have momentum across the region with e...
You know them for electricity or natural gas. But local utilities give back big to the Grand Traverse region – more than $833,600 last year alone benefiting community and residents. In visible and n...
A lottery for 13 local marijuana dispensary/retail store licenses this past year sent commercial real estate prices in the area temporarily skyrocketing. Since that lottery drawing six months a...
Financial institutions have long competed for deposits using a variety of lures, including promotional interest rates, tote bags and toasters. Frankfort-based State Savings Bank, which entered the Tra...
The merger trend among local independent insurance agencies, which shifted into high gear last year, is also hitting the public accounting sector. Traverse City-based Dennis, Gartland & Niergarth ...
Hiring a full-time, in-house CFO is an expensive proposition, especially for small or mid-sized businesses without a lot of capital to burn. Perhaps not surprisingly, accounting firms and other busine...
