TRAVERSE?CITY ?- While State of Michigan officials racked their brains on how to attract jobs and build up business activity, World Magnetics went ahead and pursued the same goals the old-fashioned way: The firm recently bought two small manufacturing companies - one in New York...
Raw spaceAllure Salon: a full service salon and spa in Traverse City's Old Town district. Owned by Bob and Shelly Derrer. Designed by Scott Lankford, Lankford Design Group in Traverse City.WHY THE DESIGN: The salon needed more room, so owners Bob and Shelly Derrer bought...
The interior design profession has captivated consumers for decades now, but with the constant barrage of design magazines and television shows on this subject, combined with the endless resources available on the Internet, you may be more confused than enlightened. How do you know exactly...
REGION - The term "power lunch" may conjure images of suit-clad executives vying for career advancement over expensive noonday meals at exclusive eateries. But increasingly, local business people are redefining the lunch hour. They're incorporating a midday workout to power their bodies and minds through...
After nabbing sizeable funding boosts from an independent investor and the Central Michigan University-Research Corporation in 2009, the cherry queen recently relaunched her cherry nutraceutical line and redesigned its entire look. The TCBN tunes in to track Michelle's Miracle from its modest beginnings to its...
Thanks to current economic conditions, huge numbers of collection lawsuits are being filed across the country every day. However, in many cases - even when the lawsuits produce a favorable judgment - they produce little or no recovery for the judgment creditor.If your business accounts...
Today's businesses depend on information technology to keep things in order and running smoothly. Whether it's computers, fax machines, or cell phones, staying in business means staying on top of technology. Communication between you, your co-workers, your employees, or your customer needs to be accurate,...
TRAVERSE CITY - Grand Rapids-based Pine Rest Christian Mental Health Services has been busy. The number of outpatients visiting the nonprofit's 25 clinics, including its Traverse City clinic, climbed seven percent last fiscal year, and its COO wouldn't be surprised if they hit 10 percent...
Betsie Bay Inn in Frankfort, Cherry Republic Stomp House Winery in Glen Arbor, and the law firm of Olsen, Bzdok and Howard in Traverse City have been selected to vie for the title of the region's Biggest Energy Loser.Over the next three issues, we'll follow...
REGION - Lamenting what they call a dearth of business lending right now, many small companies hope Congress will re-approve the Small Business Administration's beefed-up loan guarantee program.The SBA has had an on-again, off-again program of special loan guarantees since early 2009, but its future...
