How loyal are your employees? That's a scary question these days. You may assume that giving them a raise every year and paying for their health insurance is enough. But don't you wonder how your benefits measure up to those at other businesses, namely, your...
ELK RAPIDS - Rachelle Hansen opened her custom sewing business in downtown Elk Rapids last September after seeing a need for sewing services in the area. In just these few months, business has exceeded expectations.Elk Rapids is a long way from where she was: making...
TRAVERSE CITY - If you've ever gotten off a flight and headed to the baggage carousel only to discover that your luggage didn't make it, Traverse City-based DSI may have orchestrated your rescue.Founded in 1990 by David Mathia, a Detroit native with over 25 years...
ADVANCE - Living across from Advance Power Plant has been part of Pete and Pat Palajac's identity. They own the small general store in Advance that once served as a lunch stop for many of the plant's employees.The retired coal plant is located about four...
BELLAIRE - The Cedar River Golf Club in Bellaire is taking steps to ensure that its greens are a little more green, as far as environmental impact is concerned anyway.As environmentalists in Michigan still sound alarms and golf course superintendents still spray chemicals, their goals...
If you don't like the status of shareholder-director liability for corporate environmental problems, hold your breath for a moment and it will probably change.Such is the case with a recent Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals decision which held that a principal shareholder can be liable...
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Frauds against businesses are responsible for an estimated annual loss of over $400 billion dollars, and knowledgeable sources believe this loss is growing at 5-10 percent per year. One in five businesses fail in the first five years of startup due to fraud.Employee fraud is...
Hiring dependable and capable employees is only going to get harder. The U.S. labor pool is shrinking, and demand for skilled employees is rising. While estimates vary, most see 5-10 percent of open positions staying that way--unfilled and holding back companies that do not...
