Traverse City Record-Eagle Business 2013-05-24T01:27:34-04:00 urn:uuid:74301f75-3ff1-4320-badf-004b60a1bc83 Fifth Third Bank's Northern Michigan CEO Eckhoff to retire BY KATHY GIBBONS kgibbons@record-eagle.com urn:newsml:TRAV1011374:s 2013-05-23T07:14:59-04:00 Mark Eckhoff, Fifth Third Bank Northern Michigan’s president and CEO, will retire as of May 31. Traverse City Convention & Visitors Bureau named best in state From staff reports urn:newsml:TRAV1006875:s 2013-05-23T07:14:58-04:00 Readers of Michigan Meetings + Events magazine have named the Traverse City Convention &amp; Visitors Bureau the best CVB in the state of Michigan. Median CEO pay rises to $9.7M CHRISTINA REXRODE urn:newsml:TRAV1014432:s 2013-05-23T07:14:57-04:00 CEO pay has been going in one direction for the past three years: up. AAA: 31.2 million drivers to take Memorial Day road trip SCOTT MAYEROWITZ urn:newsml:TRAV1009948:s 2013-05-23T07:14:56-04:00 It’s going to be another busy Memorial Day weekend on the nation’s highways. Meeting set on delivery-by-sail venture based in Northport From staff reports urn:newsml:TRAV976326:s 2013-05-22T07:14:59-04:00 <p> Dragonfly Sail Transport is holding an informational meeting Sunday at Brew North. Dragonfly is a new initiative based in Northport that aims to work with local merchants to deliver products to outlying harbor towns by sail.</p> GM to invest $44.5M in Lansing factory DERRIK J. LANG urn:newsml:TRAV994168:s 2013-05-22T07:14:58-04:00 General Motors says it will invest $44.5 million at a Lansing factory, creating 200 new jobs. Venture capital conference returns urn:newsml:TRAV989317:s 2013-05-22T07:14:57-04:00 <p> About three dozen companies are expected to present business plans at a two-day venture fair presented by University of Michigan&#8217;s Zell Lurie Institute for Entrepreneurial Studies.</p> Donald Trump to address Oakland GOP urn:newsml:TRAV989314:s 2013-05-22T07:14:56-04:00 <p> Donald Trump was set to address a group of Oakland County Republicans in Novi.</p> GM: 110 paid internships urn:newsml:TRAV980489:s 2013-05-21T07:14:59-04:00 General Motors is kicking the tires on a unique new internship program for Detroit-area high school students. Gas prices rise 10 cents over past week urn:newsml:TRAV975866:s 2013-05-21T07:14:58-04:00 AAA Michigan says gasoline prices have risen about 10 cents during the past week to a statewide average of about $3.88 per gallon.