The TCBN again catches up with Cherry Capital Airport Executive Director Kevin Klein, who updates readers on the rapidly-changing travel market, what’s coming next at northern Michigan’s airport, and more. TCBN: We’re witnessing massive volatility in the industry and passenger numbers even globally. Is that the...
TCBN: We just traveled through Cherry Capital Airport three days ago, and have never in 25 years seen it so busy. Klein: Well, you’re right. Our busiest day ever was Saturday, August 7. The TSA processed 2,918 [outbound] passengers. And July 2021 was our busiest month...
Cherry Capital Airport’s Kevin Klein checked in with the TCBN recently to discuss the recent visit by President Donald Trump and Vice President Mike Pence, how air travel is recovering, and changes in governance at the airport. TCBN: You had a very busy end to the...
Cherry Capital Airport’s Kevin Klein checked in recently with the TCBN for an update on airport traffic, what’s to come for the industry, and which flights in and out of Traverse City are popular — and which are at risk. TCBN: Well, we’re months into this...
A new, state-of-the-art orthopedic surgery center has opened just off US-31 near Sam’s Club in Traverse City. Alliance Surgery Center is a joint venture between Great Lakes Orthopedic Center (GLOC) and Traverse City Orthopedics. The center had been under construction for a year and opened...
There’s plenty happening at Cherry Capital Airport. Between the potential transition from a two-county-operated facility to an airport authority model, a record year of passenger traffic, new carriers and routes and airport improvements, Executive Director Kevin Klein is ready to talk about it all. TCBN: First...
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...
