By Buck Love, Business Retention & Growth This talent acquisition tip is too important to overlook, and is proven to be a better predictor of a candidate’s workplace success than those who score higher on IQ or have more relevant, previous… read more

By Janet Koch, Community Development One thing we’re taught in kindergarten—in addition to “Don’t run with scissors!”—is how to work and play well with others. This lesson is just as relevant now as it was then, and there are indications… read more

By Carly Bortz, Administrative/Communications Assistant Baris Atmaca and his wife are keeping the feet of northern Michigan warm with their brand new business Socks Kick, located in East Jordan, MI.   As part of their marketing efforts… read more

By Andy Hayes, NLEA President Economic development at its simplest level is all about maintaining and growing a stable tax base and creating full-time year round family supporting jobs for residents.  Local units of governments have known… read more

Proposed boundary for new Commercial Development Districts By Jessica Lovay, Office Manager/Grant Administrator The City of Cheboygan has taken the first step to opening an economic window of opportunity within the Downtown Development… read more

Elk Rapids DDA Business Development Sub Committee Members Kathy Wittbrodt, Brian Scram, and Karen Simpson presented award checks to the 2018 Mini Façade Grant recipients, Tamara Jones (Java Jones,) Andy LaPointe (Traverse Bay Farms,)… read more

By Andy Atkinson & Isabel Hess, NLEA Summer Interns We are excited to announce that the Entrepreneurial Toolkit is just over a month from being released! Don’t know where to look when you want to start a business? Download this toolkit… read more