


Best Networking of the Summer Season
There are still spots available on the Betsie Valley course for the upcoming Traverse Connect Annual Golf Outing on August 12 at Crystal Mountain. Join fellow business and community leaders for a day of golf, networking, and friendly competition while supporting Leadership Grand Traverse, Traverse Connect’s flagship professional development program.
Don’t forget to participate in this year’s Best Dressed contest with the theme: Traverse City Tourist! The winning foursome will receive $200 in Downtown Traverse City gift cards. There will also be a raffle that contains over $2,000 worth of prizes! A limited number of spots remain, so register your foursome today.
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→ Michigan’s maritime economy will receive a $3.5 million infusion for five regional projects as announced last Friday at ReShore 2026.
→ Investor news! Celly Health was recently featured on CBS Sports during coverage of the 2026 Collegiate Women Sports Awards (CWSA) Honda Inspiration Award, highlighting the inspiring journey of collegiate swimmer Alyssa Schiller.

→ Michigan Manufacturing Technology Center-North invites you for a special Open House and ribbon-cutting celebration on Monday, August 17! Check out the new space, connect with the MMTC team, and network with manufacturers, industry partners, and community leaders from across northern Michigan.

→ Two-way traffic will be permanently adopted on State Street in downtown Traverse City.
→ Traverse City planning commissioners will hold a public hearing on rezoning the former Copy Central site, a key step in allowing a workforce housing project to proceed.
→ The Leelanau County Housing Collaborative is inviting residents, workers, employers, and community members to participate in the Leelanau County Attainable Housing Survey.
→ A new business accelerator program will provide BlueTech startups with guidance and business connections to help expand the region’s freshwater research and innovation marketplace.
→ 20Fathoms has hired a veteran entrepreneur who has lived the startup life from bootstrap to exit as its new executive director.
→ Gov. Whitmer and lawmakers have agreed to transfer the remaining $450 million from a business attraction and site readiness fund to help balance the new state budget.
→ Garfield Township is evaluating a moratorium on data centers that would allow officials to spend up to 18 months updating the township zoning ordinance to better address such projects.
→ More than 9,000 military personnel from 36 states and territories will gather for a military readiness exercise of realistic, multi-domain training in northern Michigan.

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