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March 8, 2023

Bob Brick Wins Distinguished Service Award 


Bob Brick, broker and owner of RE/MAX Bayshore Properties, was selected by the Traverse Connect Board of Directors to receive the 2022 Distinguished Service Award.

"I can testify that Bob Brick's personal and professional ethos comes from a place of doing the right thing for his family and his community," said friend and past DSA recipient Susie Janis. In addition to his 50-year career in real estate, Mr. Brick's life work is rooted more in giving back, improving the community, and making a positive impact on the lives of others. Bob's decades of volunteer service to nonprofit organizations and foundations include leadership roles on the NMC Board of Trustees, NMC Foundation Board, Venture North Board, BrickWays Board of Directors, and Traverse Area Foundation Board. Brick's love of the area and its natural resources led him to give significant time to the Traverse Area Foundation's work to fund and remove industrial buildings from West Grand Traverse Bay and establish the Open Space. Bob was also co-chair of the Great Lakes Campus Capital Campaign to establish NMC's Great Lakes Campus. 

Please join us on Wednesday, May 3, at Great Wolf Lodge as we honor and celebrate the 2022 Distinguished Service Award recipient, Bob Brick.

LEARN MORE
News Roundup
News from Traverse Connect that you might have missed.

→ Traverse Connect is currently seeking an Event Marketing Administrator. This position supports the Director of Events and Programs and the Investor Relations team at Traverse Connect with planning and executing events, as well as creating and distributing all event marketing material.  

→ We are very proud to know and work alongside two influential women featured as North Stars by Traverse Northern Magazine. When she's not taking care of business for Traverse Connect, Liz McKellar dedicates her time as the President of the Adams Chapter of Trout Unlimited. President of Venture North Funding & Development, Laura Galbraith, has an eye for business potential and knows how to turn dreams into reality.  

→ Local business owners Chelsea Bay Dennis and Elise Crafts highlight the career and lifestyle opportunities they have experienced as independent entrepreneurs in the Grand Traverse region, and they share their goals for participating in the Michigan's Creative Coast Freelance & Independent Talent Directory to foster connections with the entrepreneurial community.
 

→ Please join us at Delamar on March 15 from 5-7 p.m. to help us celebrate our 2022/2023 Leadership Grand Traverse Cohort! Especially if you have participated in LGT in the past, we invite you to join us in celebrating the accomplishments of this year's graduates.
What We're Reading
Our midweek reading.

→ MSHDA, MSU Extension, and CEDAM will be hosting a kick-off meeting to learn about the role our region can play in the implementation of Michigan’s first Statewide Housing Plan on March 13 from 1:00-4:30 p.m. at Kirkbride Hall. 

→ Learn the important first steps for launching your tech-based business through 20Fathoms and NMC's Business Essentials Spring Cohort, which will include weekly virtual classes, meet experts and mentors, access valuable resources, learn alongside peers, and attend optional in-person networking events.

→ Traverse Connect's president and CEO, Warren Call, and three other local leaders have been appointed to state boards or councils by Governor Gretchen Whitmer, set to represent this region in housing, agriculture, and non-motorized trails.

→ As many as 16 recreational cannabis shops in Traverse City could receive long-awaited licenses almost 4.5 years since the legalization of recreational marijuana in Michigan. 

→ The Traverse City DDA discussed a 9-phase, $63.5 million project proposal for the Lower Boardman River Unified Plan as well as construction plans for a West End parking deck downtown. 

Apply to be considered for a board or commission appointment by the Governor, and be a voice for northern Michigan and the distinct issues we have here.  
EVENTS
Traverse Connect's upcoming in-person and virtual events.
March 15 from 5:00 - 7:00 p.m.
May 3 from 11:30 to 1:00 p.m.
March 23 from 5:00 - 7:00 p.m.
May 17 from 8:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.

Did you know, as an investor of Traverse Connect, your business is eligible for discounts on products from Staples and OfficeDepot? From pens and notebooks to printed decals and cleaning materials, getting your team back to the office - and well supplied, has never been easier! Give your team the right tools to get the job done - with less strain on your expenses - simply for being an investor with Traverse Connect!

Staples discount: CLICK HERE for more information

Office Depot discount: CLICK HERE for more information

   

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