MANISTEE — Seventy-five years is a good life expectancy for a person, but most small, family-owned, downtown business don’t last anywhere near that long. But Snyder’s Shoes, with stores in Manistee and Ludington, is celebrating the 75th anniversary of the business. C.R. “Bud” Snyder opened the Manistee store in 1938, and as stated in the [...]
GRAND RAPIDS — McDonald’s Corporation has announced that McDonald’s owner/operator Jason Richards has taken ownership of McDonald’s restaurants at 1630 S. U.S. 31 in Manistee and 1654 Benzie Highway in Benzonia. Richards, a native of Frankenmuth, has been with McDonald’s since 2004 and previously owned McDonald’s restaurants in Alliance and Chadron, Neb. “I look forward [...]
MANISTEE — The long-standing Manistee law firm will join the Grand Rapids firm of Mika Meyers Beckett & Jones. The Gockerman Wilson Saylor & Hesslin firm will add “a Mika Meyers Beckett & Jones law firm” to its name as the change becomes effective on Wednesday. Richard Wilson, firm president, and shareholders George Saylor and [...]
MANISTEE — Auto-Owners Insurance is pleased to announce that Charles A. Boyer Inc. of Manistee has been named one of the Top 10 growth agencies for the company in the Traverse City Region for 2012. The agency was recognized at a luncheon meeting in Traverse City, and at a reception with all regional associates, where [...]
TRAVERSE CITY — Andrew B. Kempf has been named the new President and CEO of Members Credit Union in Traverse City. Most recently Kempf served as Manager and CEO of Preferred Federal Credit Union. A native of Michigan, he has nearly 20 years of experience within the credit union and finance industry.
MANISTEE — Matt Knizacky, Farm Bureau Insurance agent in Manistee, has earned the company’s Rising Star Award. The Rising Star Award is presented to Farm Bureau Insurance agents within their first 36 months in the business who demonstrate their ability to serve clients. “Matt has shown us at Farm Bureau Insurance and, more importantly, his [...]
Jeff Reau, financial advisor at the Edward Jones office at 363 River St., Manistee, recently traveled to St. Louis, Mo. to share his expertise in new broker training sessions. “I was honored to be invited to the class,” Reau said. “I hope I was able to lend insight into the challenges and rewards of helping [...]
MANISTEE COUNTY — miSpot, which recently began offering 4G LTE high speed wireless Internet service in Manistee, Eastlake, Bear Lake, Onekama, Pierport and Arcadia, has announced the appointment of Anthony Dell’Acqua as an account executive in the Traverse City office of the company. “miSpot is excited about bringing Tony on board”, said Ray Leppien, general [...]
The U.S. government in January began selling its remaining shares of General Motors stock at a predetermined pace as previously announced, according to a Treasury Department report. The Treasury Department sold $156.4 million in GM stock in January, when shares traded between about $28 and $30. In December, the government agreed to sell the rest [...]
TRAVERSE CITY — United Airlines will offer seasonal service to and from Newark Liberty International Airport through Cherry Capital Airport starting July 5. Kevin Klein, Cherry Capital Airport director, said there’s been an increase in travel between the two markets in recent years and United wants to capitalize on that volume. Traverse City already has [...]