Just ahead is the TCBN's 13th annual list of the 40 most influential regional leaders under age 40! This highly-anticipated celebration recognizes individuals in Grand Traverse, Leelanau, Benzie and Kalkaska counties – under the age of 40 – whose professional and community efforts during this past year had the...
By David Epstein Riverhead Books, May 28, 2019 339 pages hardcover $28; softcover, $23; e-read version $15 Reviewed by Chris Wendel In a nutshell: Reversing a popular belief, author David Epstein makes the case that having a diverse set of skills is more effective over time and more fulfilling...
It's one thing to launch a product. The next is finding somewhere to sell it. For many entrepreneurs, Meijer is the big catch. Getting product on the shelves of the 246-store Midwest supermarket chain is steeped in bureaucracy, but well worth the time and effort, they...
A Traverse City farm is finding innovative ways to protect the profitability of local crops during uncertain times. Last year, Wunsch Farms on Old Mission Peninsula purchased the area’s first fresh cherry packing line. The equipment cost half a million dollars, but according to Wunsch Farms'...
[caption id="attachment_23372" align="alignleft" width="533"] Casey Cowell, Turner Booth, George Cochran, Lowell Gruman, Cori Chekhovskiy and Keith Nielson.[/caption] Traverse City titans George Cochran, Casey Cowell and Lowell Gruman – all long-time leaders in their respective fields of finance, technology and investment banking – are launching a new bank. The...
The NFL kicks off its 100th season this fall. While fans are excited for the new season, the NFL and its teams have been forced to deal with numerous legal issues in the past year. Some of the legal issues have been innocuous, like Russell...
An effective economic growth strategy is akin to taking on a major construction project in that it needs to be erected on a solid foundation to endure and remain functional and relevant over time. After months of work and research from top-rated professionals drawing input from...
The name of your local independent insurance agency may not be changing, but its ownership might soon be — if it hasn’t already. Several northwest Michigan agencies selling property, casualty, business, health and other insurance products have been acquired in recent years by large companies, such...
The U.S. divorce rate began falling in the early 1990s and has since continued on an overall downward trend. In 1992, there were 4.8 divorces per 1,000 people. By 2016, it had dropped to 3.2. According to the World Economic Forum, that’s due in large part...
You may have seen one of their big rigs rolling along area roads with the Grand Traverse Container logo emblazoned on the side and wondered what kind of containers they were hauling. You may have guessed that the company, co-founded in 1995 by Tom Schofield and...
