


Run Your Business with Confidence & Ease
Traverse Connect is pleased to feature Dart Bank’s Profit Mastery program on May 4 & 5, 2026. This two-day workshop will equip you with the tools to achieve business control, survival and success.
Profit Mastery is a leading financial management program that equips participants with the tools and confidence to manage their businesses by the numbers. You’ll be introduced to invaluable management resources that should be part of every business owner’s tool kit. You’ll laugh too, we promise.
As a proud partner of the Small Business Support Hub Grant Program from the Small Business Association of Michigan, Traverse Connect is pleased to offer professional development support for this program. The SBSH Grant Program provides free programming, courses, events, and support designed to help you achieve the success you seek for your business.
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→ Traverse Connect conducted its first 2026 Business Growth Barometer Survey to provide a snapshot of our regional business sentiment, outlook, and current challenges.
→ The Northern Michigan Chamber Alliance released its first quarterly report of the year covering the months of January to March.
→ Product diversity — and staying ahead of rapidly evolving technology trends — were central themes at the recent Northern Michigan Manufacturing Summit.
→ Come out and celebrate the achievements of Traverse Connect’s member businesses with ribbon cuttings this month: Pro Image Design, Golden Swan Management, The Botanic Garden at Historic Barns Park, and Dart Bank!

→ Traverse City commissioners approved updated agreements with the National Cherry Festival and Traverse City Food and Wine and two artistic sculptures for the North Boardman Lake District.
→ Munson Healthcare plans to expand childcare access for its employees by creating 137 new openings at a facility in Traverse City.
→ Traverse City leaders are looking to the future today as they celebrate the groundbreaking of a $120 million airport expansion.
→ This week, Michigan legislative subcommittees advanced numerous budget proposals for the 2026-27 fiscal year, presenting contrasting visions for the state’s economic future.
→ House Republicans voted to zero out $60 million in annual business-attraction incentives and to redirect all $652 million still sitting in a major economic development account.
→ Local and state leaders took a tour of the Union Street Dam and FishPass to discuss dam safety in the wake of recent flooding.
→ The City Opera House has named DTE Energy as its first green sponsor to support environmentally conscious operations

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