When Great Lakes Potato Chip Co. adds a new building this spring to boost warehouse space, it won’t be the first expansion for the 10-year-old company. And it probably won’t be the last. The chip manufacturer has been on a growth trajectory through many of its...
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 not-so-visible ways Consumers Energy Co., DTE Energy Co., Cherryland Electric Cooperative and Traverse City...
[caption id="attachment_24619" align="alignleft" width="350"] Brothers Garret and Dakota Porter own 45th Parallel Lighting LLC, producer of ActionGlow LED sports kits.[/caption] Venture North isn't afraid of it. A quarter of its clients were under the age of 40 when they sought out financing help from Venture North or...
[caption id="attachment_22650" align="alignleft" width="252"] Howard[/caption] [caption id="attachment_22651" align="alignleft" width="229"] Hogan[/caption] Aaron Howard didn’t used to consider himself a car guy. But after about two and a half years working at classic vehicle insurer Hagerty and tapping a unique offering of in-house classes, he’s learned a lot professionally and...
From his post as president of the newly named Petoskey Wine Region, Dustin Stabile sees wineries working together and aiming higher. “We’re trying to turn this into a destination, where people are making plans to come to Petoskey … we want them coming here to Petoskey...
Just in time for summer, Leelanau Cellars and Chateau Chantal are tapping in to a new market: wines in a can. Leelanau’s three canned varieties – sparkling red, white and rosé – and Chateau Chantal’s bubbly cherry and bubbly white canned wines step into a trend...
[caption id="attachment_20764" align="alignleft" width="550"] TentCraft used a 2016 grant to help buy paddle boards, kayaks and snowshoes for employees to use.[/caption] Walking paths, fat tire bikes, yoga, kayaks and stand up paddle boards aren't just popular for leisure. Employers are now tapping into these activities and more...
Michigan’s premier tourism industry conference lands in Traverse City next month, bringing with it ideas, innovation and the latest travel intelligence. “Hospitality Reimagined” is this year's theme for the annual Pure Michigan Governor’s Conference on Tourism at Grand Traverse Resort and Spa. Speakers and sessions are...
Tax assistance. Product labeling, rebranding and marketing. Surveying land. These are services that can be small business building blocks, but sometimes are not so easy to afford. Enter Venture North Funding & Development, with a new program to assist its loan clients with such costs. The organization,...
Top: Laura Matchett, Joey DiFranco and Amanda Kik. Bottom: Becky Ewing and Evan Gray. New learning opportunities could be in store for area nonprofits, under a partnership between Northwestern Michigan College and Rotary Charities of Traverse City. The college is now in charge...
