Traverse City - During the past five years, Jerry Huron, R.N., Munson Medical Center's Intensive Care Unit manager has helped provide 47 life-saving organs for transplantation and tissue grafts from 97 tissue donors. For his commitment to life-saving organ and tissue donation, Gift of Life...
REGION - Landowners who have applied to enroll their land in Michigan's PA 116 program - in which they agree to keep their land in agricultural use for 10 to 90 years in exchange for various special assessments and potential tax credits - might have...
REGION - Whether you're a Fortune 500 company, a championship sports team or a Mom and Pop retail shop, it's important to recruit top-notch people.It's no different at Munson Healthcare, the region's largest employer, where a renewed emphasis on recruiting quality physicians is underway."A lot...
Local arm of the national nonprofit sees new director, new grants but an ever-growing needTRAVERSE CITY - Helen Endres is one of 1,327 clients Meals on Wheels served last year in the five counties of Grand Traverse, Leelanau, Manistee, Wexford and Missaukee. The 89-year-old been...
Health savings accounts (HSA) are becoming more popular than ever as fewer employers provide insurance. Laverna Witkop, life and health specialist/agent at Ford Insurance, answers questions to some of the most often asked HSA questions:How do I manage my HSA?Your HSA is your account;...
REGION - You know an apple a day keeps the doctor away. But can an Apple iPhone or iPad also keep the doctor at bay? According to a May 2011 Pew Internet survey, of the 85 percent of adults who have a cell phone, nine...
TRAVERSE CITY - Traverse City Area Public Schools is ready to think lean when it comes to redundancies in their system. First on their list? Reducing the duplication of data requests for the more than 10,000 students in their 300-square mile district. To do so,...
TRAVERSE CITY - Information Technology (IT) is not an area in which every person feels comfortable. Start talking IP, SSL and VOIP and eyes can quickly become glossed over. For businesses IT is, however, a necessary tool.For more than 12 years, Michiganders Mike Zamiara and...
I'm sure it's happened to you before: you're online, browsing around, and you come across a great picture you want to share. Maybe it's a pic of some sweet new shoes you want to buy. Or a recipe you want to make. Or a...
The U.S. unemployment rate has been at or above nine percent for 20 of the past 25 months, yet many employers say they can't find qualified workers. Workplace Magazine reports the top five industries with the largest worker shortages are: defense and aerospace, energy and...
