The entrepreneurial spirit is alive and well in Antrim, Emmet, and Charlevoix counties. Five outstanding business innovators from these counties represent a dynamic cross-section: a farmer; a drone pilot; a sock manufacturer; a makeup artist and a hairstylist. We’ve captured their stories here, along with...
By Robert Iger Published by Random House, Sept. 2019, 250 pages, Hardcover $28 Reviewed by Chris Wendel In a Nutshell: The unlikely career path of Disney Chief Executive Officer Robert Iger and his personal philosophy that got him there. Who’s it for? A perfect book for business owners, managers, and...
With at least a dozen restaurants operating during any given season at three northern Michigan properties, Boyne Resorts has no shortage of staffing needs. But finding and retaining the skilled culinary workers for Boyne Highlands Resort, Boyne Mountain Resort and the Inn at Bay Harbor is...
The word “pivot” has been thrown around a lot lately as businesses look to shift the way they and/or their employees function. That can mean people working from home, businesses offering curbside or delivery service or even changing what they do – think restaurants becoming...
Rising waters are prompting property owners to invest in costly shoreline protection projects. But the flood of permit applications has alarmed some, who say that these projects can have a lasting impact on the environment. The uptick of shoreline protection applications tracked by the Michigan Department of...
Socially distanced waiting rooms, telehealth visits and detailed patient pre-screenings are just a few ways Munson Healthcare is keeping patients, staff and visitors safe. Despite the precautions, the healthcare system is in a sort of limbo at the moment, with many potential patients unwilling to come...
We moved to Traverse City’s central neighborhood in the summer of 2009. It was the bottom of the Great Recession with the national unemployment rate set to top out at 10% for the first time in a quarter century. I was working in finance and had...
The global COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted business as usual for nearly all, especially in the areas of service workers, work from home options and racial inequalities. Service worker shortage. Many services organizations cannot find labor to fill jobs. This was a problem last year, but it...
[caption id="attachment_53254" align="alignleft" width="288"] Great Lakes Stainless employee Kirk Toedebusch laser etches a logo into a copper cover for a door.[/caption] In March, when the COVID-19 pandemic first took hold in the United States, businesses were ordered to shutter unless essential and residents quarantined as a...
by Janis Adams and Linsday Raymond Now that your business is reopened, what happens if an employee contracts COVID-19? Are you required to grant an employee’s request for leave related to COVID-19? Are you still required to accommodate requests to telework? In Reopening Your Business –...
