Community and mid-market banks and credit unions typically maintain competitive advantage over large national banks by local, personalized, white-glove service and strong community relationships. Yet, let’s face it. We live in a digital world where consumers demand online and mobile app options for commercial transactions –...
by Katie Horvath Until the advent of cloud computing, most businesses had a server closet to house computer equipment on site. But a server closet is an inefficient use of company resources. In order to operate IT infrastructure, you need to acquire, maintain and provide the right...
In December 2020, the United States lost 140,000 jobs. Women accounted for 100% of the lost jobs. Diving deeper into the government jobs report, women actually lost 156,000 jobs while men gained 16,000 new jobs in December (resulting a net loss of 140,000 jobs). When the...
Often people think of innovation in terms of the big inventions that pioneered new industries, like Alexander Graham Bell’s telephone, Thomas Edison’s light bulb and the Wright brothers’ airplane. As a patent attorney, I have seen innovation on many levels, from high-tech inventions at Microsoft to...
I was raised a Milliken Republican. Most of us in TC supported our hometown governor. I learned from his words that honesty, fairness and representing all people, including those who did not vote for you, was of utmost importance. Attending Central Grade School, we were taught...
The global COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted business as usual for nearly all, especially in the areas of service workers, work from home options and racial inequalities. Service worker shortage. Many services organizations cannot find labor to fill jobs. This was a problem last year, but it...
I have spent most of my career in male-dominated fields, having graduated from engineering school at a time when only one out of every four women enrolled would earn a degree. When I entered the male-dominated field of patent law – which requires both law...
As we begin the new year, it’s time to expand our community’s identity. For years, Traverse City has been known as the Cherry Capital due to our beautiful orchards and national festival. While this identity remains important to our heritage, Traverse City is now uniquely positioned...
Traverse City is my hometown. When I left to pursue an engineering degree – which turned into a high-tech career in Silicon Valley – I knew that my path would take me away from TC. Permanently. At the time, there was no high-tech industry in Traverse....
