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Alverson’s Little Forks Outfitters
Spencer Alverson learned to fish on the rivers around Midland—wading into the Titabawassee and Chippewa as a kid, casting lines where curiosity mattered more than…
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Holiday Bonanza!
Happy Holidays 2025! We've asked our customers to share some of their best holiday gift ideas. We'll be adding to it all season! Great Lakes…
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Northland Precision
The roots of CNC machining run deep in Traverse City — and Northland Precision is carrying that legacy forward. It all started with John Parsons,…
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Red Hen Food and Goods
In tiny Nisula, in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, Alison Kirksey and her neighbors were driving 45 minutes for basic groceries and supplies. With a successful food…
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Grayson Accounting Services
Tevyn Grayson is in the business of helping businesses. He thrives on bringing people together and he especially loves bringing them together with a purpose.…
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Store in a Box
Being awarded a Business Equity Initiative grant gave Tay McBride one of the most important lessons ever: How to pivot. The BEI Fund, at the…
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Storm hits hard and communities come together
When a devastating ice storm hit northern Lower Michigan at the end of March, people said the falling trees sounded like gunshots. Entire forests were…
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Mitts 2 Pits
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…
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