TRAVERSE CITY - We've all seen the bumper sticker that reads, "I'd Rather Be Sailing." When the sun is shining, the breeze is perfect, and I see those graceful sailboats on the bay, I'd rather be sailing than anything else. Two things always stop me...
One basic tax planningstrategy is to accelerate deductions to the extent possible. But totake those deductions, you must prove that you're entitled to them.The IRS has numerous rules covering what constitutes appropriatedocumentation for your deductions:Business expensesDeductions for businesstravel and entertainment expenses, business use of cars,...
TRAVERSE CITY - "Partake" is the catch phrase in Chateau Chantal's newest business venture. The word is defined as, "to take part, to take a portion, to eat or drink in the company of others." And it is an apt description of their decision to...
BELLAIRE - On April 29, only one week after finalizing the deal, the VanThomme family opened its second PlantMasters location.Located on the north side of Bellaire at 906 N. Bridge St. (M-88), it replaces the former Bellaire Greenhouse. For long-time customers, there's a great deal...
TRAVER SE CITY - They say timing is everything, and nobody believes that more than Chuck Lombardo.Seeing a need for public relations consulting in the early 1990s, the former corporate PR Manager decided to open a firm of his own."I had a vision of a...
TRAVERSE CITY - Is there anything more exciting than new technology? Or more daunting? That's exactly what the Northwestern Michigan Telecommunications Association (NMTA) is all about: showcasing the latest advances in telecommunications and tackling the biggest questions that come with them."The idea of the group...
"America's future will be all malls connected by the interstates all because your parents no longer can their own tomatoes."-- Garrison KeillorTRAVERSE CITY - The Northern Michigan Environmental Action Council (NMEAC) asks you to consider these facts:? Run-off from chemically-intensive agricultural operations is a leading...
TRAVERSE CITY - The region's reliance and interest in the Internet is exploding, and businesses are sprouting right along with it.One of these is ISPhone, started in 1997 by Kenneth E. Moody and Victor von Schlegell, ISPhone's president and CEO. The company provides the latest...
A new market has been created from the idea of converged networks, defined as a number of applications on one connection. "Applications can be voice, video and data and, when converged, create significant cost savings to the customer," explains Sterling Enfield of BCS Networks, Inc....
OPENINGS• Fleis & VandenBrink Engineering Inc., a Grand Rapids-based civil and environmental engineering and survey firm, has opened a Traverse City office. The firm serves municipalities, developers, industries and the State of Michigan."This geographic expansion will allow us to capitalize on opportunities for work in...
