It’s a seller’s market. No, not real estate, but employment. With signs in shops and restaurants saying “Help Wanted” and the classified online market much the same, workers are now able to sell themselves to the highest bidder. Those doing the best job selling themselves are likely to have multiple employers looking to hire.

But what if you’re on the other side of the equation? With unemployment at historic lows and numerous workers retiring or …

Are sports the big untapped frontier for northern Michigan’s tourism economy? Traverse City Tourism and Grand Traverse Resort and Spa think the answer is yes, and are taking sizable steps to harness athletic events as key drivers for future traffic and revenue.

Right now, there are eight hotels either under construction or in the development pipeline in the Traverse City area. If all those projects are built as planned, they will add nearly 800 hotel …