For the fifth year, Mt. Pleasant has been acknowledged by the eCities study, an annual measurement of efforts in economic development among Michigan communities conducted by researchers at iLabs, University of Michigan-Dearborn's Center for Innovation Research.
X Ability, based in Ithaca, makes wheelchair-friendly coats for kids and adults. It celebrated its one-year anniversary in October.
Courtney Jerome has a passion for telling stories. Earlier this year, Jerome moved her growing family--and growing firm--to Mt. Pleasant from Traverse City.
The Muse Insight for Entrepreneurship Program is designed to pull together economic development resources in Bay, Isabella, Midland, and Saginaw counties.
Dr. Landon Revord found his true passion for chiropractic work after he and his wife struggled with infertility and found help through chiropractic care. Now, he's using that passion to help the Mt. Pleasant community.
Leaders from across sectors and around the state joined Governor Whitmer recently to advance Michigan's outdoor industry.
At just 19 years old, Morgan Humphrey business owner by reopening an old coffee shop in her hometown of Clare, Michigan. Now, nearly four years later, Humphrey is 23 and owns three businesses.
It’s been a year since Ignite Donuts first debuted on the streets of Mt. Pleasant. While co-owner Casey Croad has made a number of changes to his business model, it seems as if Ignite Donuts is poised to succeed now more than ever.
Finding the perfect work-life balance is difficult for many working adults; and, as a 38-year-old entrepreneur with two children and a brand new business, it’s one that Andrea Purrenhage has struggled with since opening Mt. Pleasant School of Dance this summer. However, with a community supportive of this new business, it’s a challenge that she and her husband are turning into a life lesson for their children.
The 2nd annual Pitch a Dream: Innovate the Bay competition is fast approaching. Winners of the 2018 competition walked away with $50,000 in cash and prizes to help grow their businesses. This year's winners should see similar value prizes.
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