Though they make up more than half of the U.S. workforce, women hold less than 20 percent of U.S. tech jobs, according to virtual events solutions company Evia. Tech is just getting a toehold in northern Michigan and women in that field here say there is...
In addition to its 442 beds, hundreds of physicians, and departments for everything from neonatal intensive care to cardiology, Munson Medical Center (MMC) also boasts something you might not know about: its own in-house wood shop. Tucked away off the beaten path on the ground floor...
By Cal Newport Portfolio Publishing, February 5, 2019; 304 pp.; hardcover, $15 Reviewed by Chris Wendel In a nutshell: Steve Jobs intended for cell phones to be an enhancement to our work, not an addictive device that dominates our attention span. "Digital Minimalism” describes how this happened and what we...
[caption id="attachment_20141" align="alignleft" width="300"] Top: Barbara Cain, Jill Kimball, Laura Slaughter. Bottom: Janet Hughes, Darcy Britten, Michelle Newman.[/caption] Traverse City has won numerous accolades over the years as one of the most desirable places to live in America. But the Grand Traverse region’s beauty, its foodie culture...
In March 2019, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) issued a proposed rule that would increase the salary thresholds that “white collar” and “highly compensated” employees must be paid to qualify as exempt from overtime requirements under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). Sound familiar?...
Math nerds. Quiet, sit-in-a-corner types. Dull and boring. Accountants fight stereotypes like these and more. Or not. At the business school Golden Gate University, there’s pushback against such stereotypes. On its website, it says: “Think of an accountant like a FitBit® for management and investors. Accountants give...
Pat Wilson was the 22nd attorney to join the Grand Traverse-Leelanau-Antrim Bar Association when he started practicing law in Traverse City in 1963. John Blakeslee was the 25th in 1966. The roster was still low when Joe Fisher and George Bearup arrived in 1974. Today,...
Quitting a steady job to start your own business can be a risky move. But for David Bitely and Scott Neil, friends with decades of experience in woodworking and steel fabrication, leaving jobs they were dissatisfied with turned out to be a profitable decision. [caption id="attachment_20159" align="alignleft"...
Women in the construction and development industry – whether working at jobsites or running companies – are more prevalent than ever before. Still, the overall percentage is small in the male-dominated field. What do they have to say about that? The TCBN talked to four...
Four years ago this month the Grand Traverse region’s efforts to shape its future in economic development took a quiet – but significant – turn through the creation of TraverseCONNECT. Now it’s time for the vision to become reality. TraverseCONNECT was launched in April 2015 through...
