From decks to sheds to houses, construction is going to be more expensive for the foreseeable future. It's "a perfect storm" of factors that have caused lumber prices to skyrocket over the course of 2020, says Kingsley Lumber CEO Mike Tucker. [caption id="attachment_59199" align="alignleft" width="272"] Kingsley Lumber...
by Craig Manning Matt Wille joined the Munson Healthcare team as president and CEO of Munson Medical Center (MMC) in late September of last year. Six months later, the world was facing a global pandemic, Michigan was in lockdown and MMC was feeling the effects. The...
Several major capital improvement are moving forward for Munson Healthcare in spite of COVID-19-related impact and delays. “COVID has impacted our hospitals tremendously,” said Debra Henderson, interim president for Munson Healthcare Foundations, which works with donors throughout the region to raise funds for projects at Munson...
The game has changed for wellness, with area health and wellness professionals creatively approaching pandemic-related restrictions mandated by Gov. Gretchen Whitmer in March. From the beginning of the pandemic, Sebastian Garbsch – a local personal trainer and the owner of Formative Fitness – made it a...
Buying local just got a fresh twist. Dunegrass, a marijuana dispensary, is locally owned and operated, a situation which the owners say is uncommon in an industry dominated by downstate brands, owners and investors. In August, a few members of the Piedmonte family opened their first marijuana...
According to the Area Agency on Aging of Northwest Michigan (AAANM), baby boomers now account for 30% of the northwest Michigan population – more than any other generational cohort. Thanks to the region’s reputation as a popular retirement destination, the boomer population will likely only...
Northwest Lower Michigan is getting its first-ever freight plan, a big-picture strategy that could affect how goods are moved into, out of, and throughout the region in the future whether by highway, rail, air or water. The document, compiled by Networks Northwest and its Traverse Transportation...
The COVID-19 pandemic has caused shake-ups in virtually every business sector ...
A former prison will have new life as a tech hub after its purchase by the Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians (GTB) this past spring. Plans for the 180-acre site include state-of-the-art manufacturing technology, a technical education training center, a new railroad hub,...
As local businesses reopened in the wake of Michigan’s stay-at-home order, one thing is clear: Things may never be quite the same. In the current period of limbo waiting on the development of a COVID-19 vaccine, businesses are turning to new – and not-so-new – technologies...
