When Governor Snyder unveiled his fiscal year 2011-2012 budget last March, one controversial feature was the elimination of tax credits for various industries (film industry, Brownfields, etc.). While the elimination of the Farmland and Open Space Preservation Act (PA 116) did not find its...
TRAVERSE CITY - The Watershed Center Grand Traverse Bay has been awarded three grants totaling $2.2 million to install improved runoff filtration systems in Suttons Bay and Traverse City, and to manage sediments as two dams are removed on the Boardman River.The funding comes from...
TRAVERSE CITY - How many nonprofits could survive several months without a leader? Or, miss out on the "bread and butter" of the fundraising year - the end-of-year ask?One thing is certain, you don't do it without a passionate board. Just ask Junior Achievement of...
Wiley, 2005 - $24.95 - 280 pagesIt's timely to read and review a book about the founder of a small brewery. The growth of micro-breweries in the United States and, in particular, Michigan, counters the...
The Traverse City Commission, after eliminating a few staff positions in the new budget, may now create a brand new position: the Traverse City Ombudsman. All seven commissioners reacted positively to the idea proposed by Mayor Chris Bzdok - after all, who could criticize...
How do you define impact? Influence? Power? Visible, tangible change that's measured by dollars or miles or jobs? Or the evident but unquantifiable stuff that makes up - and improves - a community's quality of life? Judgingby the number of nominations made to this year's...
TRAVERSE CITY - TranTek is on track to bring in $11 million in revenue this year - nearly four times more than two years ago.Two years ago? "We were going bankrupt, just like everyone else," says company president John Wenden. "We were intent on the...
BENZIE COUNTY - It's been three months since Magna International of America Inc. took over struggling Continental Industries in Benzonia, retaining some 85 jobs.And now, the stage has been set for an even brighter future for the auto supplier.In June, the Michigan Economic Growth Authority...
REGION - It was only about a month ago that Detroit's Big Three automakers proudly posted robust sales figures for July and expressed optimism that the trend might continue.U.S. consumers bought nearly 1.1 million cars and trucks that month - with Chrysler, Ford and GM...
