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Northwest Michigan's Second Wave tells the story of the new economy along and within Michigan's northwest coast -- a narrative of creative people and businesses, new development, cool places to live, and the best places to work and play.

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Managing Editor: Sam Eggleston
Sam Eggleston has been a freelance writer and editor for the past two years. Prior to his foray into the freelance world, Eggleston was a full-time journalist for nearly 10 years, working for Ogden Newspapers, Morris Communications and Gannett. He has nearly three dozen local, state and national writing awards ranging from sports to columns to features to coverage. Eggleston is a native to Michigan and currently resides there with his fiancée, Kim, and his daughter, Shaylyn.

Managing Photographer: Brian Confer
A graduate of the Minneapolis College of Art & Design, Confer is the former staff photographer of Traverse magazine. He and his family live in Benzie County, in the renaissance village of Elberta. He has exhibited in a number of shows and galleries, and his fine art graces private collections around the globe. Confer currently works as a freelance photographer whose images appear in many national publications and online.

Publisher: Jen Calery, Issue Media Group.