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...
NORTHPORT-Becalmed for more than a decade, the harbor community of Northport is letting out its sails and setting a new course.Long the perfect haven for boaters rounding the peninsula or crossing the bay, the community was once known for its gourmet dining, galleries and a...
TRAVERSE CITY - When it comes to improving downtown parking, City Planner Russ Soyring has big ideas: Eliminate unnecessary driveways. Evaluate options for angle parking on the street. Better utilize the already existing lots and develop attractive signs to route traffic to them. "If there's...
TRAVERSE CITY - It's not hard for parking administrator Gil Rupp to identify the people and places in Traverse City that get the most parking tickets."We see repeaters among employees and we have certain areas of the city that have more than their share...
REGION - You might have heard of the Grand Traverse-Leelanau-Antrim (GTLA) Bar Association, but did you know it's the only legal referral service north of Grand Rapids and one of only eight in the state?The association gets about a dozen calls each day from people...
It's not often one gets to have a candid conversation over lunch with three judges. But that's precisely what we're bringing to you with this month's Roundtable. Judges Philip Rodgers, Michael Haley, and David Stowe sat down with TCBN Publisher Luke Haase for a fascinating...
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...
