As the owner of Bayside Docs Urgent Care in Traverse City, Dr. Michael Parker is at the center of one of the hottest trends in medicine: urgent care. Urgent care clinics are growing rapidly as patients seek to avoid long waits and higher costs at busy...
No harm in wishing, right? Just ask these seven area nonprofits. That’s exactly what the TCBN did in the spirit of the upcoming season of good cheer and giving. Specifically, we asked these local organizations to dream up three wishes at three different value levels...
A “desert” isn’t something you’d expect to find in a region that’s home to the world’s largest fresh water supply. But it’s a serious reality to hundreds of area families and their children faced with a barren landscape of quality child care options. It’s a...
Six years ago, restaurateur Ed Girrbach was thinking about starting a new business. It helps to know that the former co-owner of Pangea's Pizza in Traverse City enjoys potato chips, but when he crunched the numbers for potato chips, he really liked what he saw. Potato chips...
Healthcare costs have significantly outpaced general inflation in recent decades, averaging 1.4 percent above the Consumer Price Index over the past 10 years. For this reason, employers who sponsor employee benefit plans have increasingly favored Qualified High Deductible Health Plans, or HDHPs. Employers believe that...
We live in a country and culture that is remarkably willing to give in ways that benefit our neighbors and causes that matter most to us. We each have a personal narrative or story that motivates our giving or has helped develop our passions. For some,...
At the age of 32, Tony landed the job of a lifetime. He’d studied hard, worked his way through college at the family pizza business in Midland, completed internships and diligently prepared for his future. Now he was given the opportunity to fulfill his passion. Tony proved...
Leadership at regional nonprofits continues to thrive, grow and evolve. Meet some of the newer faces who are shaping their organizations moving forward. DAVID MENGEBIER, incoming executive director/CEO, Grand Traverse Regional Community Foundation Prior position: David Mengebier retired this fall after more than 25 years at Consumers...
by Sam Walker, Random House, May 16, 2017, 352 pages Hardcover $28; paperback $18; e-book $14 In a nutshell: The dynamics of high-performing sports teams and the people who lead them are analyzed in depth. Who is it for? General audiences, managers, personnel directors, sports fans. There is a...
From using the sun to making buildings more energy-efficient, several area companies are finding ways to decrease their clients’ utility bills and help the planet at the same time. Here we profile some local firms, showcasing what they are doing, why they are doing it and...
