Consider This

Consider This prompts thinking…about thinking

Casey Cowell believes in thinking, so much so that he is a proponent of thinking about how we think.
40 Under 40

2019 40Under40: The Region’s Most Influential Professionals Under Age 40

Just ahead is the TCBN’s 13th annual list of the 40 most influential regional leaders under age 40!...
Our High-Tech Hometown

Our High-Tech Hometown

When I left to pursue an engineering degree – which turned into a high-tech career in Silicon Valley – I knew that my path would take me away from TC. Permanently...
Traverse City

Grand Traverse By 2030: Planning A Decade Of Sustainable Economic Development

An effective economic growth strategy is akin to taking on a major construction project in that it needs to be erected on a solid foundation to endure and remain functional and relevant over time...

Bank On This: Tech, Finance Heavyweights Launch New Merchant Bank

Traverse City titans George Cochran, Casey Cowell and Lowell Gruman – all long-time leaders in their respective fields of finance, technology and investment banking – are launching a new bank...
Orbion Space Technology

Orbion Space Technology raises $9.2 million amid rising demand for plasma thrusters for small satellites

A company in Houghton that developed a new plasma thruster to propel satellites into space has raised $9.2 million in an early round of venture capital financing...
Data Scientist

Care For Data Accuracy? Go For Golden-Record-As-A-Service @Naveego

With the launch of next-generation data accuracy platform by Naveego, it has marked another landmark in the respective field...
Naveego

New Naveego Platform Release Emphasizes Self-Service MDM, Data Quality Capabilities

Naveego’s next-generation Data Accuracy Platform makes it possible to develop a “golden record” data set that becomes an organization’s single version of the truth for data analytics and other tasks...
Naveego

Naveego adds new capabilities for non-technical users to Data Accuracy Platform

Naveego also now uses machine learning to add the ability to profile data at the edge without having to transfer it...
Front Street Irregulars

Front Street Irregulars Meet (Quietly) To Aim For Intentional Growth Of Region

What do the formation of 20Fathoms, the passage of the 2018 Traverse City Area Public Schools (TCAPS) bond initiative, and the push for local high-speed fiber internet service have in common?...

Startup Ecosystem Long, Winding Road

Faurecia will be the first customer for Promethient, a Traverse City startup backed by the supplier, private equity and academia, and it has some advice for other traditional players looking to connect with up-and-coming innovators...

Consider This: Philosophy For Your Everyday Life

Jordan Lindberg, a Traverse City native, has grown eFulfillment Service into a very successful regional e-commerce company. You can’t compete with Amazon, but eFulfillment Service does...