OMENA - Leelanau Wine Cellars is poised to upgrade and then move into the former Northern Michigan Fruit Co. facilities in Omena, more than tripling the space available for its winery, according to state and county documents.Robert Jacobson, president of Leelanau Wine Cellars, recently told...
LEELANAU COUNTY - To the casual observer, Don Coe, co-owner of Black Star Farms in Suttons Bay, is a gentleman farmer. Ask Don what he does, though, and he'll tell you that he's in the business of "destination marketing." Pry a little further, and you'll...
The Leelanau Peninsula is one of Michigan's jewels. Just ask anyone who lives there. Those who visit marvel at its beauty and unique character. Yet the Peninsula's tourism based economy has been challenged in recent years.The reason?The Leelanau Peninsula lacks leadership in the tourism industry....
TRAVERSE CITY - Enchanting spires thrust skyward in the distance, a glimpse of Traverse City's most treasured artifact buried in the rolling hills just west of U.S. 31. The old northern Michigan Asylum is emerging as one of the nation's largest renovation projects led...
The Leelanau Peninsula Vintners Association has a new marketing face for the first time since the wineries organized seven years ago, but the same challenge: Convince wine drinkers the Grand Traverse region is as good or better than Napa, the Loire Valley, Bordeaux and other...
TRAVERSE CITY - The Women's Investment Club (WIC) began 21 years ago with a group of seven friends who knew enough about the stock market to know they wanted to learn more. They each put $250 into a kitty and began meeting in each other's...
TRAVERSE CITY - Think about it-most major life decisions are an "either/or" proposition: Whether or not to go to college; whether or not to get married; whether or not to have kids; whether or not to become a homeowner. Now with the Traverse City opening...
TRAVERSE CITY - Citizens Bank has dropped its $1.6 million lawsuit against Hidden Ridge Development LLC in Peninsula Township after the parties reached an undisclosed out-of-court settlement.Frederick Bimber, the Traverse City attorney who represented the investment firm, declined to offer details on the deal, adding...
Job seekers need to be very aware of how risky it is for an employer to hire someone. A great deal of time and energy is placed into recruiting, going over resumes, interviewing, reference checking, background checking, drug screening and then eventually trusting a candidate...
FRANKFORT - The president and CEO of the Honor State Bank has joined with a developer to pitch a housing development for people who live and work in the Frankfort area.Honor State Bank's Art Jeannot and Joe Hollander of Hollander Development Corp., based out of...
