I have flirted with the idea of returning to a low- or no-tech lifestyle. Crazy fantasies of rotary telephones, file cabinets and visits to the library usually surface after a tech "incident." Like when an important call drops out on my cell phone, or...
No one can deny the importance of maintaining a strong online presence these days. While this aspect of business might once have been reserved for e-commerce sites and Internet-media platforms, now it seems social interaction, digital brand strategy and search engine optimization are terms that...
TRAVERSE CITY - "Equal parts rocket-science and ditch-digging." That's how Big Daylight describes its online search marketing strategies. What is Big Daylight? A burgeoning TC-based Web company that's nabbing national-level clients with a focused promise: to steer clear of "cookie cutter, smoke and mirrors, nickel-and-dime"...
BEAR LAKE - After getting a degree in forestry, joining the marines, being recruited by the CIA, even working on calculating the environmental impact of the Chernobyl nuclear meltdown, what was left for Alfred "Jay" Johnson?Oh, maybe developing a tool for diagnosing cancer or osteoporosis....
WILLIAMSBURG - A laser beam is shedding new light - and life - into man's best friend and cats too.Northern Michigan Veterinary Hospital, led by Dr. Eric Peck, is the first in the region to offer Class IV laser therapy for ailing animals. Use of...
In 2008, a national wine grape experiment - the NE 1020 - took root, planting as-yet-untried wine grape varieties from around the world in U.S. regions with similar environments.The Northwest Michigan Horticultural Research Station in Traverse City was a test site for 20 new varieties...
(farm-a-bil-it-ee) - noun.1. The suitability of land to be used for various agricultural purposes.2. A unique program in use in Leelanau County in which farmers are paid to keep their lands devoted to agricultural purposes rather than selling them off as development parcels - oh,...
TRAVERSE CITY - The Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (MDARD) selected Cherry Central, Inc. of Traverse City as the "Michigan Agriculture Exporter of the Year." The reason? The TC company's proven ability to expand into new markets, its significant export sales growth over...
MICHIGAN - James J. Turner - the U.S. Dept. of Agriculture Rural Development State Director for Michigan - is urging the state's Hispanic and women farmers who may have experienced discrimination from the USDA to contact the department."The Obama Administration is committed to resolving all...
How past development has affected Kids Creek, what future development may do, and why the Slabtown neighborhood keeps going underwater.TRAVERSE CITY - The last time Kids Creek overflowed was fall of 2010. Residents in the Kids Creek Commons neighborhood remember it well. They also remember...
