Stories tagged: "business"


Staff pour coffee at Velodrome Coffee Co. in Ispheming. (Velodrome Coffee Company via Facebook)
Small Businesses Score Big State Grants to Hire More Michiganders

Nearly 30 small businesses across Michigan received $25,000 grants through the state’s “Match on Main” grant program this year to help boost economic growth in dozens of communities. 

Rich Ainsworth tends to marijuana plants at Old School Organics in Lapeer. (Courtesy/Old School Organics)
Lapeer Pot Farmers Take ‘Old School’ Approach to Cannabis Cultivation

Like wine aficionados, Michigan stoners looking to actually enjoy their cannabis experience will probably have to shell out a few extra bucks for those fuller-bodied, earthier, fruitier, flavor profiles—and potent highs—that only veteran marijuana growers know how to produce. 

Christine Roperti, 77, helps out along the line at Roperti's Turkey Farm, which expects to sell 4,400 turkeys for this Thanksgiving.
This 74-Year-Old Family Turkey Farm Has Locals Flocking to Southeast Michigan

Step back into the good old days here at Roperti’s, a turkey farm where the family eats crab legs for Thanksgiving.

Michigan Tattoo Shops: 23 Eclectic Shops to Get Your Ink On

Whether you’re waiting for your upcoming ink therapy appointment or looking for your first one, get inspired by these Michigan-made tattoo artists.

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Michigan Rolls Out New Grant Program to Help Small Businesses Recoup Losses

Hundreds of millions of dollars are available for Michigan businesses that lost revenue because of the pandemic.

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15 Michigan Escape Rooms That Will Leave You Puzzled

ether you want to survive in the wilderness, mix potions, or embark on a time-traveling adventure, Michigan’s escape rooms are the perfect brain-teaser.

Photos Courtesy Crust - the baking company
‘Like a Puzzle:’ Lessons From a Michigan Small Business That Survived the Pandemic

The pandemic threw a major curveball at Crust. But now, the popular Fenton business has a revised business model and wisdom to boot.