Terry Beia and his partners had just sold some assets in their Traverse City-based oil and gas company, Omega Resources. So where to reinvest the gains? It was 1998, with investment choices galore, from a booming stock market to continued strength in the oil fields...
Matt Wille was named the new president and CEO of Munson Medical Center in September, replacing the role held by Al Pilong, who left for a position at a Virginia health system. It's a big job by any measure – but one Wille says he’s...
Coco Champagne was with Hagerty when they counted the workforce in dozens, not hundreds or thousands. She has now spent 16 years in human resources, recruiting, managing, paying and developing the company’s staff. Last October she was promoted to chief operating officer, expanding her role...
LochenHeath – the exclusive waterfront golf development on the shores of East Grand Traverse Bay – could soon become a private golf club again. Owners have greenlit construction of upscale “statement” cottages on the course, which could be a key step in attracting outside members...
Every industry is undergoing change, but arguably your local and national banks might take the cake: Buyouts, significant regulation changes, and new competitors both in the brick-and-mortar and online worlds are just a few of the daily realities and challenges. Locally, northern Michigan’s banks are...
Realtor Tom Krause knows about failing and starting over. After a tough divorce and moving north to Traverse City to be closer to his son, his new life was met with a bumpy beginning. "I had been doing real estate in the Flint area and took a...
Traverse City-based Britten, Inc. ships more packages around the world than you. It's an easy assumption, given that the banner and sign maker shipped 46,000 packages last year and ranks third among all FedEx customers from northern Grand Rapids to Sault Saint Marie. And though its...
By Luke Haase Things have changed a lot in the past two decades of northern Michigan banking. Gone are names like First of America, NBD, Republic, North Country, and others. Some banks have changed hands (and names) multiple times, like NBD-turned-Bank One-turned-Chase. So which bank is biggest...
Love him or hate him. Grant Parsons doesn’t really care. He takes the cases nobody wants or can win. He fights for the families of prisoners who hung themselves and fights against companies of any size. Heck, he’ll sue his own city or go against...
What’s yellow and black, soon to be green and white all over? Bank leaders say Northwestern Bank’s conversion to Chemical Bank is on track for a likely August completion. Midland-based Chemical announced the purchase of Northwestern in March; as the closing of the deal now approaches,...