40Under40: Forty of the region’s best and brightest
Compiled by Ross Boissoneau and Craig Manning Following is TCBN’s 16th annual list of the 40 most influential regional leaders under age 40. This list recognizes individuals in Grand Traverse, L...
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Hidden Champion: Grand Traverse Area Manufacturing Council is the voice of our economic ecosystem
The engine of the German national economy is the Mittelstand, small and mid-sized firms that account for the majority of the country’s GDP and employment. Many Mittelstand firms are locally and fami...
Small Town, Big Leagues: Three local manufacturers on stage with national and global brands
Traverse City’s manufacturing prowess is easy to overlook. Most of the area’s manufacturers work quietly behind the walls of nondescript buildings, tucked into industrial business parks located do...
‘Talk People Off the Ledge’: Renowned ‘economist for rent’ talks manufacturing industry challenges
In helping companies navigate ever-shifting challenges, few people have more expertise than Dr. Chris Kuehl. As co-founder, managing partner and chief economist for the Kansas-based Armada Corporate I...
Northern Lights: Transplanted lawyer and insurance pros on why they moved to TC
Traverse City has turned into a magnet. Earlier this year, the TCBN profiled 28 high-level professionals who had recently relocated to northern Michigan. While the region has always been an attractive...
Generation Shift: How insurance is changing as millennials and Generation Z become the dominant buyers
There is a sea change afoot in the insurance market. According to research published earlier this year by cloud insurance software leader Majesco, consumers from the millennial and Generation Z demogr...
The Farming Spirit: Iron Fish celebrates six years, expansion
If you would have told Richard Anderson in 2016 that every year 125,000 people would drive down a long dirt road in the middle of nowhere to visit his business, he would have told you … well, you ca...
Shaking the Family Tree: How ancestry DNA testing can affect your estate
Bill, a 64-year-old husband and father of four, picks up a call from his sister. After some small talk, the tone of his sister’s voice changes notably. She’s got something to say but doesn’t qui...
Manufacturers: Don’t forget about your third-shift workers!
When it comes to workplace culture, TentCraft is recognized as a leading employer in the Grand Traverse region. From our progressive parental leave benefits and subsidized child care, to our fleet of ...
The Man Who Broke Capitalism: How Jack Welsh Gutted the Heartland and Crushed the Soul of Corporate America – and How to Undo his Legacy
By David Gelles Reviewed by Chris Wendel Many of us who grew up in or around Michigan can relate to the nurtured automotive employee who had careers at Ford or General Motors (known in the day as “G...
