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Wednesday, May 29, 2013  50 years after it was founded, an employee-owned manufacturing firm in Kalkaska took home the 2013 Hagerty Small Business of the Year award.  The award, in it's 9th year, is presented annually by the Traverse City Area Chamber of Commerce.

Sunday, May 19, 2013  Nearly 200 former employees from Traverse City Iron Works got together Sunday in Maple City for a special reunion.

Thursday, May 09, 2013  There's a call out for the hundreds of former Traverse City Iron Works employees, for a special reunion party next Sunday.

Thursday, April 25, 2013  The Federal Aviation Administration's decision to cut back hours for air traffic control employees is starting to have an impact on travel.

Saturday, March 23, 2013  A Traverse City fitness center is hosting a weekend long benefit to help out a Leelanau Coutny family who lost everything in a house fire this month.

Friday, March 22, 2013  Sharon Childs is celebrating her 43rd year as an employee with Michigan Blood.Michigan Blood is holding a special blood drive March 27th in her honor.

Wednesday, February 06, 2013  UPDATED WITH MUSON REACTION: McLaren health care has instituted a no-nicotine policy for all job applicants, testing them for toacco use as part of the drug screening process.

Thursday, January 10, 2013  A northern Michigan company is purchased by its employees to keep it from being sold.

Saturday, January 05, 2013  LANSING, Mich. (AP) - The state has added money to all of the debit cards of 85,000 Michigan food assistance recipients and families who temporarily went without the aid this week.

Tuesday, November 27, 2012  Thousands of state employees in Michigan are experimenting with new ways of working, such as using a home office for part of the week or entering records from the field.

Thursday, November 15, 2012  BP agrees to plead guilty and pay a record $4.5 billion over Gulf spill; 3 employees charged

Tuesday, September 25, 2012  A state worker whose job is to protect Michigan's natural resources is accused of being cruel to animals.

Sunday, September 23, 2012  A national grocery store chain known for it's affordable prices is coming to Traverse City and this week you can land a job at the new location.

Tuesday, September 04, 2012  When officers arrived they found the 19-year-old Traverse City man and a 22-year-old Traverse City woman still completely naked and still engaged in sexual intercourse.

Tuesday, August 14, 2012  For at least six years, Commission on Aging Director Rosie Steffens told 14 housekeepers to lie about how far they traveled to and from the homes of elderly in the county.