Business in Brief: 08/18/2012

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August 18, 2012

Business in Brief: 08/18/2012

Anonymous ---- The Record Eagle Sat Aug 18, 2012, 07:14 AM EDT

TRAVERSE CITY —

Open house at Horticultural Center

The Northwest Michigan Horticultural Research Center will host its annual open house next week.

The event is Thursday at the facility, located at 6686 S. Center Highway in Leelanau County's Bingham Township. Concurrent educational sessions that are free and open to the public start at 3 p.m. Topics will include the latest research in cherry and apple fungicide/bactericide tests from Michigan State University plant pathologist George Sundin. MSU Extension specialists Paolo Sabbatini and Duke Elsner will discuss pruning and training wine grapes, and other subjects will include native plants and orchard pollination.

The open house includes a social hour with local wine tasting starting at 5:15 p.m., followed by a dinner featuring locally produced foods provided by Ethnic Garden Catering. Dinner is $15 and reservations are needed by Wednesday, available by calling (231) 256-9888.

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Furniture store chain celebrates 60 years

Gerard Winkle was looking for a job in 1972. At the same time, John VanDrie was looking for a salesperson for his McBain furniture store.
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BY MARY BEVANS GILLETT Special to the Record-Eagle The Record Eagle Copyright 2013 Traverse City Record-Eagle. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Wed, June 19
Jun 19, 2013 7:14 am 1 Photo
Chrysler recalls Jeeps

Chrysler abruptly agreed to recall 2.7 million older model Jeeps Tuesday, reversing a defiant stance and avoiding a possible public relations nightmare over fuel tanks that can rupture and cause fires in rear-end collisions.
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DEE-ANN DURBIN TOM KRISHER The Record Eagle Copyright 2013 Traverse City Record-Eagle. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Wed, June 19
Jun 19, 2013 7:14 am 1 Photo
Starbucks posts calorie counts

Starbucks has a new way to wake up its customers: showing the calories in its drinks.
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CANDICE CHOI The Record Eagle Copyright 2013 Traverse City Record-Eagle. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Wed, June 19
Jun 19, 2013 7:14 am
EU, U.S. agree to start free trade talks

The European Union and the United States will open negotiations next month on a long-sought deal to create free trade between the world’s two mightiest economic regions — an effort that could create millions of jobs but that could also take years to transform from dream to reality.
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DAVID McHUGH SHAWN POGATCHNIK Associated Press Copyright 2013 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Tue, June 18
Jun 18, 2013 7:14 am 5 Photos
Food companies work to make products look natural

Here’s the latest goal for food makers: Perfect the art of imperfection.
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CANDICE CHOI The Record Eagle Copyright 2013 Traverse City Record-Eagle. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Tue, June 18
Jun 18, 2013 7:14 am 1 Photo
Car show will offer tour of grave sites

Back to the Bricks has been focusing on immortalizing some of the big names of the auto industry in bronze, but this year they’re looking to take car lovers to the final resting places of some of those people.
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SCOTT ATKINSON The Record Eagle Copyright 2013 Traverse City Record-Eagle. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Tue, June 18
Jun 18, 2013 7:14 am
Sunday, June 16, 2013
Wineries find efficiencies

A dwindling labor pool and challenging packaging costs are prompting several northern Michigan winemakers to utilize innovative technologies in their vineyards.
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BY LAURIE MIHOLER- Special to the Record-Eagle The Record Eagle Copyright 2013 Traverse City Record-Eagle. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Sun, June 16
Jun 16, 2013 7:14 am 4 Photos
Doug Luciani: Our youth can come home now

Riding on a school bus doesn’t exactly conjure up fond memories of days gone by. But this ride was different.
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BY DOUG LUCIANI The Record Eagle Copyright 2013 Traverse City Record-Eagle. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Sun, June 16
Jun 16, 2013 7:14 am 1 Photo
Business in Brief: 06/16/2013

Health care reform; Biz after hours; NCMC program.
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Anonymous The Record Eagle Copyright 2013 Traverse City Record-Eagle. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Sun, June 16
Jun 16, 2013 7:14 am
Jason Tank: Economics a dizzying display of acronyms

In one corner, the Federal Reserve is busy stacking up dollar bills on top of each other. In the other, the beleaguered American economy is putting up one mediocre data point after another.
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BY JASON P. TANK The Record Eagle Copyright 2013 Traverse City Record-Eagle. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Sun, June 16
Jun 16, 2013 7:14 am 1 Photo
Business Memoranda: 06/16/2013

Traverse City-based EverywhereUGo has expanded, with board locations in the Van Andel Arena in Grand Rapids and the Great American Ball Park (home of the Cincinnati Reds) in Cincinnati, Ohio.
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Anonymous The Record Eagle Copyright 2013 Traverse City Record-Eagle. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Sun, June 16
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Saturday, June 15, 2013
Ag Forum: Tent caterpillars aren't hanging around

Generally speaking, people don’t become inquisitive about a lack of caterpillars attacking their trees, so I’m not surprised that no one has asked me where the tent caterpillars are this year.
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BY ERWIN 'DUKE' ELSNER The Record Eagle Copyright 2013 Traverse City Record-Eagle. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Sat, June 15
Jun 15, 2013 7:14 am 2 Photos
Futures File: Corn grinds lower despite poor conditions

America’s farmers likely planted a record corn crop despite poor weather conditions earlier this spring that delayed planting across much of the Midwest, according to USDA estimates.
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BY ALEX BREITINGER Special to the Record-Eagle The Record Eagle Copyright 2013 Traverse City Record-Eagle. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Sat, June 15
Jun 15, 2013 7:14 am
Rural U.S. losing population

Rural America is losing population for the first time ever, largely because of waning interest among baby boomers in moving to far-flung locations for retirement and recreation, according to new census estimates.
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HANNAH DREIER HOPE YEN Associated Press Copyright 2013 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Sat, June 15
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Friday, June 14, 2013
Horizon Books co-owner wins Lyle DeYoung award

Amy Reynolds always believed in downtown Traverse City’s retail corridor, even when the trend was for business owners to race off and set up shop at the nearest mall.
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BY GLENN PUIT gpuit@record-eagle.com The Record Eagle Copyright 2013 Traverse City Record-Eagle. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Fri, June 14
Jun 14, 2013 7:14 am 1 Photo
Building Permits: 06/14/2013

Building permits issued in Grand Traverse County:
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From staff reports The Record Eagle Copyright 2013 Traverse City Record-Eagle. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Fri, June 14
Jun 14, 2013 7:14 am
The Record: 06/14/2013

Assumed names filed in Grand Traverse County:
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From staff reports The Record Eagle Copyright 2013 Traverse City Record-Eagle. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Fri, June 14
Jun 14, 2013 7:14 am
Grocers allege potato price fixing

A battle between grocers and potato growers has been silently hitting shoppers’ pocketbooks, according to a U.S. wholesaler accusing America’s spud farmers of driving up prices while spying on farmers with satellites and aircraft fly-overs to enforce strict limits on how many tubers they can grow.
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JOHN MILLER Associated Press Copyright 2013 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Fri, June 14
Jun 14, 2013 7:14 am
Thursday, June 13, 2013
National magazine recognizes TC for boating opportunities

Robert Brown sees only one drawback to being a boating enthusiast in Traverse City. Winter.
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BY GLENN PUIT gpuit@record-eagle.com The Record Eagle Copyright 2013 Traverse City Record-Eagle. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Thu, June 13
Jun 13, 2013 7:14 am 1 Photo
Post to invest $30M in Battle Creek plant

Cereal maker Post Foods says it plans to invest $30 million in a West Michigan facility, creating 92 jobs.
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Anonymous The Record Eagle Copyright 2013 Traverse City Record-Eagle. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Thu, June 13
Jun 13, 2013 7:14 am
Wet spring means reduced corn crop estimate

Corn farmers are feeling the impact of a cool, wet spring but are still expected to bring in a record crop this year.
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Anonymous The Record Eagle Copyright 2013 Traverse City Record-Eagle. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Thu, June 13
Jun 13, 2013 7:14 am
AAA study: Voice-operated dashboard tech still risky

Dashboard technology that lets drivers text and email with voice commands — marketed as a safer alternative — actually is more distracting than simply talking on a cellphone, a new AAA study found.
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JOAN LOWY Associated Press The Record Eagle Copyright 2013 Traverse City Record-Eagle. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Thu, June 13
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Wednesday, June 12, 2013
Rotary gives $241K in grants

A $65,000 grant awarded to Centre Ice for much-needed facilities’ upgrades is among $241,000 doled out this week by Rotary Charities of Traverse City.
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BY GLENN PUIT gpuit@record-eagle.com The Record Eagle Copyright 2013 Traverse City Record-Eagle. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Wed, June 12
Updated Jun 12, 2013 8:30 am
Farm Bill debate moves to contentious House

The last time Congress passed a farm bill, Democrats had control of the House and the food stamp program was about half the size it is today.
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MARY CLARE JALONICK Associated Press Copyright 2013 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Wed, June 12
Updated Jun 12, 2013 9:37 am 1 Photo
Tuesday, June 11, 2013
Mancelona upgrades water lines

Mancelona is upgrading its water lines this summer in a project described as a painful but necessary step to position the community for long-term job growth.
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BY GLENN PUIT gpuit@record-eagle.com The Record Eagle Copyright 2013 Traverse City Record-Eagle. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Tue, June 11
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