When it comes to business, Traverse City native Stephen Twomey has several pokers in the fire. But it is his business Kennected that is red-hot these days, which helps other companies streamline their online marketing. The software as a service (SaaS) company is designed to simplify...
The first-ever $19.3 million, Traverse City-based FishPass contract awarded by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers singled out a fourth-generation, local company among a host of national competitors. Weather depending, Spence Brothers Construction could shortly begin the two-year project, which replaces Traverse City's Union Street Dam...
In 2003, Cherryland Electric Cooperative had a reputation that was the pits. Its rates were high and reliability was terrible, says General Manager Tony Anderson, who was hired in March 2003 after the previous manager had been fired. “At that time, our rates were almost 10-15% higher...
[caption id="attachment_57126" align="alignleft" width="396"] Sales and leasing consultant Marie Hahhenberg recently showed some of the used cars for sale at the Bill Marsh dealership in Kalkaska.[/caption] In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, car dealerships are sanitizing more, employees are masking up and buyers are given...
[caption id="attachment_53254" align="alignleft" width="288"] Great Lakes Stainless employee Kirk Toedebusch laser etches a logo into a copper cover for a door.[/caption] In March, when the COVID-19 pandemic first took hold in the United States, businesses were ordered to shutter unless essential and residents quarantined as a...
A cold and blustery day wreaked havoc on recruiters, who filed into the Hagerty Center carrying cumbersome displays and props for the 14th annual job fair hosted by Northwestern Michigan College in early March. There, a range of employers were hopeful that the job fair would...
One financial advisor manages more than $600 million in investments for his wealthy northern Michigan clients. Another handles a celebrity's stock portfolio, among others. Though there is no public, empirical data available ranking financial advisors by dollars under management, many sources like WealthMinder consistently point...
As a rookie recruiter, Chris Rigan learned a hard lesson after a candidate he had referred showed up to the interview in slippers. The candidate interviewing for a quality assurance engineering job at a manufacturing company, she was qualified for the position ...
[caption id="attachment_27159" align="alignleft" width="300"] PB&J Marketing co-owners Karl Bastian and his wife Maria Perez-Bastian look over some of their recent work. (Photo: Todd VanSickle)[/caption] Meat, potholes and penguins have had Traverse City buzzing since PB&J Marketing launched Maxbauer's Meat Market's eye-catching billboard and marketing campaign several...
Jennifer Stoll has two sons in their early 20s who are on the autism spectrum. She knew when they were young boys that their neurodiversity would create challenges for them when the time came to enter the workforce. “I started preparing them when they were younger...
