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Getting A Grip | Episode 6: Mike Maddox and Don McNabb

Getting A Grip
January 25, 2024 2:00 PM

"Getting A Grip" is a brand new show for Michigan Business Network, hosted by long-time MBN contributor Michael Maddox. Presented below is Episode 6!

In this weekly program Mike will focus on helping entrepreneurs end the chaos. Through the Entrepreneurial Operating System (EOS) we highlight ways that business owners can clarify their vision, gain traction, and increase team health.

This week's guest Don McNabb, CGWP, CP, CEO & Visionary of Triterra, Lansing, MI.

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PNC Senior Economist Kurt Rankin: Initial Jobless Claims Rose by 25,000,

Michigan Business Network
January 25, 2024 1:00 PM

Counterbalancing Recent Downward Trends
  • Initial claims for unemployment insurance rose by 25,000 to 214,000 in the week ending January 20.
  • The four-week moving average of initial unemployment insurance claims fell modestly to 202,250.
  • Continuing claims declined to 2.058 million (not seasonally adjusted) in the week ending January 13.
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Michigan Business Beat | Jason Cords Shaheen Chevy/Cadillac Where Things are Headed in 2024.

Michigan Business Beat
January 24, 2024 4:00 PM

Chris Holman welcomes back Jason Cords, Executive Manager, Shaheen Chevrolet, Shaheen Cadillac, Lansing, MI.

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ICYMI: Michigan Business Beat | Trevor Tkach Reviewing 2023, Forecasting 2024 for Traverse City Tourism

Michigan Business Network
January 24, 2024 7:00 AM

Chris Holman welcomes back Trevor Tkach, president CEO Traverse City Tourism, Traverse City, MI.

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Michigan Business Beat | Teri Sand CAMW! Challenges of Employee Retention and Realities of Hiring.

Michigan Business Beat
January 23, 2024 5:00 PM

Chris Holman welcomes back Teri Sand, SHRM-CP, PHR, CBSP, CRP, Business Services Manager, Capital Area Michigan Works!, Lansing, MI, but serving Ingham Eaton, and Clinton Counties.

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Michigan Business Beat | Kim Hafley, Foster Swift Attorneys - Reviewing 2023 Previewing 2024

Michigan Business Beat
January 23, 2024 9:00 AM

Chris Holman welcomes back Kimberly P. Hafley, Director of Marketing and Recruitment, Foster Swift Collins & Smith PC Attorneys, Lansing, but Foster Swift covers, six locations; Lansing, Detroit, Southfield, Grand Rapids, Holland, and St. Joseph.

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Meijer Gardens Recognized Again as Top Sculpture Park in the Nation by USA Today

Michigan Business Network
January 22, 2024 6:00 PM

 “Readers’ Choice 10Best” SCULPTURE PARKS

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — January 22, 2024 — Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park is thrilled to announce its recent recognition as one of the nation’s top sculpture parks as part of USA Today's “Readers’ Choice 10Best” awards. After winning the title of the nation’s Best Sculpture Park in 2023, USA Today invites the community to vote daily. Voting ends Monday, February 19th and the winners will be announced on Friday, March 1st at 12pm EST.

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Michigan Business Beat | Trevor Tkach Reviewing 2023, Forecasting 2024 for Traverse City Tourism

Michigan Business Network
January 22, 2024 3:00 PM

Chris Holman welcomes back Trevor Tkach, president CEO Traverse City Tourism, Traverse City, MI.

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Two Decades Later, Report Finds That Knowledge Workers, Not Factory Jobs, Remain Key to Prosperity

Michigan Business Network
January 22, 2024 1:00 PM

LANSING, Mich. – Twenty years after the first edition of Michigan Future, Inc. and the University of Michigan’s report titled A New Path to Prosperity? Manufacturing and Knowledge-Based Industries As Drivers of Economic Growth was released, the two organizations are releasing a second edition which contains a startling finding: Michigan’s economic standing has plummeted with Michigan now ranking 39th in personal income per capita among the 50 states.

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Existing Home Sales Continued To Drop in December 2023,

Michigan Business Network
January 19, 2024 4:00 PM

To Lowest Level Since 2010
  • Existing-home sales dropped 1% in December from November and were down 6% from a year earlier.
  • Sales have dropped in all four regions over the past year.
  • The median sale price of an existing home fell on the month.
  • Existing home sales will be soft in 2024, but should pick up later in the year.
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