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His Hops All Around Him And in your Beer. Brian Tennis of Michigan Hop Alliance / Brian Confer
His Hops All Around Him And in your Beer. Brian Tennis of Michigan Hop Alliance / Brian Confer | Show Photo

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Water quality testing at Great Lakes Environmental Center
Water quality testing at Great Lakes Environmental Center

Versus employees know there's no place like Northwest Michigan

If you could work and live any place in the United States, where would you pick? Texas? California, maybe? The folks at Versus Technology know they can do their jobs anywhere in the country, but they choose to do them in Traverse City. Second Wave feature writer Howard Lovy stopped by to find out why.

How sweet it is: Michigan one day could be world's leading producer of maple syrup

Ever think a tree could push Michigan forward into prosperity once again? Dave Parsons, Craig Waldron and maple syrup producers like them do, and with support from the state government and innovative advances in the industry they can see maple trees leading to a several billion dollar business. With more sugar maples than Quebec or Vermont, Michigan could find itself as a leader in the industry, Kim Hoyum reports.

Urban Traverse City Pioneering 101

Russell Springsteen helped fuel the revival of Traverse City's Warehouse District in 2006. As this funky 1800s industrial enclave gentrifies with a boutique hotel in the works – can it maintain its artsy edge?

Catch Northwest Michigan's Second Wave

You can feel the energy up and down Northwest Michigan's  coast: It's upbeat, stimulating, exhilarating. That's what Northwest Michigan Second Wave is all about. We're a weekly web magazine with a fresh narrative about the people, companies and industries that are reshaping the communities along Lake Michigan's coastline, moving them forward, making them sustainable, dynamic places that we dream about.
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