'A Lot Going on Here': A Q&A with Cherry Capital Airport's executive director

There’s plenty happening at Cherry Capital Airport. Between the potential transition from a two-county-operated facility to an airport authority model, a record year of passenger traffic, new carriers and routes and airport improvements, Executive Director Kevin Klein is ready to talk about it all.

TCBN: First let’s talk about all …

Building a successful brand is not an expense – it's an investment

Local businesses that we meet with often wrestle with the same challenges. They want more consumers to know about their products and services. They want to increase sales. They want to cultivate long-term relationships with their best customers. And they want to do it in the most cost-effective way.

Unfortunately, …

What to Watch: What will make headlines in 2020?

The economy. Millennials. Marijuana businesses. These are just three hot topics we'll be reading and hearing about this year. The TCBN has once again compiled a list of the people, places and products that we predict will be making headlines in 2020.

Below are five items from the What to …

Bridges, Parking and TC's Character: Extending TIF 97 is the right thing to do

In 1997 the Traverse City Commission took an important step in the development of downtown Traverse City by approving the Tax Increment Financing (TIF) 97 plan. This plan was well designed and has proven a huge success not only for downtown Traverse City, but for the Grand Traverse region as …

The Sweet Spot: Slightly off-kilter PB&J Marketing gets TC talking

PB&J Marketing co-owners Karl Bastian and his wife Maria Perez-Bastian look over some of their recent work. (Photo: Todd VanSickle)

Meat, potholes and penguins have had Traverse City buzzing since PB&J Marketing launched Maxbauer's Meat Market's eye-catching billboard and marketing campaign several years ago.

One of the most memorable …

Traverse City Business Legends Hall of Fame-Meet the inductees

This year the TCBN inducts two more Traverse City business legends to join the list we’ve celebrating for eight years now: the list of entrepreneurs who've made lifetime contributions to the economic growth of the Grand Traverse area.

In 2013, we introduced the 10-member charter class. This year, we induct …

From Cherry to Freshwater Capital: It's time to expand TC's identity

As we begin the new year, it’s time to expand our community’s identity.

For years, Traverse City has been known as the Cherry Capital due to our beautiful orchards and national festival. While this identity remains important to our heritage, Traverse City is now uniquely positioned to become the Freshwater …