Just a year ago, telehealth was a niche service. Indeed, Jesse Wolff – who last year was the managing director of the HealthSpark health-tech incubator at 20Fathoms – said that 85% of hospitals had “some kind of telehealth platform,” up from 35% a decade previous in...
Though the chips may have been down, charitable giving was up in 2020. According to the Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP), charitable giving was up 7.5% in the first six months of 2020, compared to the same span in 2019. That increase came during a time...
A Traverse City-based business incubator has announced a new program to foster startups in the exploding telehealth and digital health sectors – an effort that could benefit the northern Michigan economy and its small businesses. HealthSpark, the health-tech program that launched at 20Fathoms in 2019, has rolled out...
Record December 2020 home sales in the Grand Traverse area tipped total sales figures over $1 billion, setting records for both number of homes sold in a single year (3,455 homes) and total single-year sales value ($1,220, 513,667). Factors like people relocating to northern Michigan and...
Sure, over the years there was the occasional entrepreneur who relocated his/her family and small business to Traverse City. But today, that trickle has become a wave: From insurance agencies to aerospace innovators, companies and professionals are streaming into northern Michigan. And it's not by accident. There's...
For years, the assumption has been that northern Michigan’s booming industry of wineries and craft breweries would eventually oversaturate. When asked about how close the region might be to that breaking point, though, Michael “Chet” Chetcuti has a unique perspective. “I don’t even think we’re close,” Chetcuti...
A driving economic development focus for Traverse City over the past several years has been centered on recruitment. While organizations like Traverse Connect and Networks Northwest are using programming, job boards and grants, subtler factors like old-fashioned networking are often just as important for enticing individuals...
From work to school to entertainment to social interactions, high-speed internet access is the cornerstone of many societal functions – except for a small percentage of rural Americans. According to the U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC), 19 million Americans (or 6% of the population) still lack...
It's January and that means it's time for the TCBN's list of happenings in and around Traverse City as we head into the New Year. For the entire list, see the January issue on newsstands today. Weed in the City 2020 was a year of upheaval...
Kingsley, once thought of as a bedroom community to Traverse City, is waking up to residential and commercial growth, with a net gain in new business openings and other signs of renewal. Property developer Terry Beia says Kingsley has much more going for it than just...
