Like many insurance agents, Terry Roote has seen the challenges small businesses face in providing health insurance, weighing the benefits of what can be a competitive and attractive employee offering, against the costs. “I’ve seen this happen more than once, where the employer will say ‘listen,...
Two years ago, advanced manufacturer RJG Inc., in partnership with local nonprofit Newton’s Road, announced plans to supply a few 3D printers to Traverse City Area Public Schools. The project – enabling students to create and produce solid objects from virtual computer designs, using problem-solving and...
Last year, Traverse City East Middle School assistant principal Marcus Mead took a group of eighth graders out of classrooms and into the plants of local manufacturers. It was an eye-opening experience for the students, Mead said, and one he expects will draw even greater participation...
When iNDIGO Health Partners a year and a half ago embarked on a new avenue – telemedicine – it wanted to make sure the hospital patients it assists understood and consented to the different type of doctor-patient encounter. Through community hospitals using iNDIGO Telehealth, patients might...
Four times a year, more than 100 women gather in space provided by the Traverse City Golf & Country Club for a single purpose. In one hour, they’ll raise more than $10,000. And they’ll direct it to a local charity, program or nonprofit they collectively select...
A $20 million pot of state grants to help manufacturers and other industries train workers in needed skills is opening up October 1. Terry Berden, CEO of Great Lakes Stainless in Traverse City, knows its value. The Traverse City fabricating company was awarded $10,500 in a previous...
Josh Stoltz has a lot he wants to do. Seven months on the job as the first full-time paid executive director of Benzonia nonprofit Grow Benzie, the 39-year-old Stoltz is immersed in everything from examining ways to provide a broader outlet for farmers’ produce, to promoting...
Pure Michigan isn’t resting on laurels. And what’s up with the brand, and Michigan’s tourism industry, is on stage next month at the Pure Michigan Governor’s Conference on Tourism. Look for details from a Google Inc. partnership making select Michigan trails and destinations viewable from anywhere in...
By Amy Lane Over the last three years, Dakota and Garret Porter have built an idea hatched while snowboarding into a patent-pending product that’s lit up attention, and sales. Their Action Glow LED lighting kit for sporting equipment – available for 10 types of uses, ranging from...
For more than 20 years, Tom Smith has developed pricing and proposals for automotive and light truck manufacturing equipment. For the last seven months, he’s also sold doughnuts. The 63-year-old Smith is director and owner of Serious Donut Co., a shop on South Garfield Avenue in Traverse...
