Substance abuse in the workplace is nothing new and historically, at least in northern Michigan, the substance of choice was alcohol. It still is today. But local addiction professionals are now seeing not only an increase in substance abuse issues, but also a significant increase...
A Glen Lake native with a military background has helped launch a company that integrates virtual reality and drone usage with other technologies to provide answers to a wide range of workplace problems. Aveopt is a VR/AR (virtual reality/augmented reality) IT software solutions company whose approach...
An energetic young company based in Traverse City is entering the fast-growing field of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV) or drones. Interactive Aerial designs and manufactures UAV units specifically built for internal – not outdoor – applications, focusing on inspections for multiple uses. “Our Legacy One is designed...
What hath social media wrought? For one thing, Facebook, Twitter, Youtube and the panoply of other new media have leveled the business playing field. For another, they have given rise to an entirely new industry. Social media professionals (please, not “gurus”) can and do assist...
Emergency and acute surgical coverage at Munson Medical Center has grown significantly as the hospital fills its role as a regional trauma center. In response, a new general surgery service is taking a unified and streamlined approach to patient care. Munson Medical Center launched the Trauma...
When iNDIGO Health Partners a year and a half ago embarked on a new avenue – telemedicine – it wanted to make sure the hospital patients it assists understood and consented to the different type of doctor-patient encounter. Through community hospitals using iNDIGO Telehealth, patients might...
New home construction is accelerating in the Grand Traverse region, thanks to an improving economy and more people moving to what is one of Michigan’s most desirable locales. But plumbing contractor Bob Roe says he isn’t fully participating in the building boom because he can’t find...
“Going Green” isn’t what it used to be in the real estate and building industries. Today you hear much less about green building than you did five or ten years ago. But that doesn’t mean the trend is diminishing. Quite the opposite, in fact. “It’s still...
A strategy for increasing employee well-being should include appropriate methods for handling employee mental illness and substance abuse problems. Managers and HR professionals must have knowledge and procedures in place to prevent, identify and manage these issues in order to facilitate a healthy, productive workplace....
As a tax lawyer, I must say that it is not often that the valuation of real property generates much interest, let alone controversy, in the public sphere. Yet, the recent decisions by Michigan Tax Tribunal have done precisely that. At issue is a rather...
