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Benny Young grew up cooking. He cooked at the church where his dad was the pastor and he cooked at home for his family of…

Stuart Weaver has worked a thousand feet above the Arctic Circle, where steel groans in the cold and mistakes are unforgiving. Compared to that, a…

The roots of CNC machining run deep in Traverse City — and Northland Precision is carrying that legacy forward. It all started with John Parsons,…

As Scott Kiaunis built a career in construction and building inspection, he kept noticing something important—every time he stepped into a compromised building, he stepped…

Twenty entrepreneurs took a significant next step in their business journeys by enrolling in Northern Initiatives’ Capital Readiness Program, an intensive cohort designed to help…

Consistency matters deeply to young children, and the former owners of Tiny Treasures Day Care understood that just as clearly as the 100 parents who…

Jake Mills knows how to brew beer. He brewed at home for a decade, then worked at the legendary Upper Hand Brewery in Escanaba. But…

For William Anderson and Lisa Petersen, it was love at first sight when they first walked through The Mather Inn. The historic property, located in…

From the White Lake Beacon: MUSKEGON — Women entrepreneurs in Muskegon County can now apply for grants designed to help their businesses grow and thrive.…