Chris Holman welcomes back Van Martin, President and CEO, Martin Commercial Properties, Lansing, MI.

The Counselors of Real Estate highly anticipated Top Ten Issues Affecting Real Estate was recently published and among those most critical issues are political unrest, occupiers, obsolescence, and devaluation, a global housing shortage, and Artificial Intelligence. Can you expand on the impact these challenges might have on commercial real estate?

With more than 40-years in the commercial real estate business, you have weathered many economic storms and shifts. In your experience, is there a challenge that you believe is underrated and deserving of more attention?

Looking ahead into 2024, are there any trends that you are keeping a particular eye on that may have a significant impact on the commercial real estate market in the next few years?

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Chris Holman welcomes back Jason Cords, Executive Manager, Shaheen Chevrolet, Shaheen Cadillac, Lansing, MI.

Welcome back Jason and thank you for sponsoring the upcoming 2023 Fall Business Sports Luncheon featuring MSU Baseball Coach Jake Boss Jr..

How did dealerships like yours do, through the recent UAW/Big 3 Contract Talks?

Are the 2024 Models arriving? What's being highly anticipated?

Are EVs a bigger part of the mix this new year?

How's Cadillac's lineup?

Remind us about your oil change and service centers?

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Chris Holman welcomes back Tim Daman, president, and CEO, Lansing Regional Chamber of Commerce.

The 18th Annual Celebration of Regional Growth Awards was on Tuesday, November 7th, tell us about that?

Over those years CORG recipients have collectively contributed over $3 billion to economic development and business growth, resulting in the creation and retention of thousands of jobs. What are some highlights?

Let's run through this year's 5 awardees, ...

Honorees being celebrated include:

Ø ATESTEO?

Ø Michigan Community Capital?

Ø MSUFCU?

Ø Neogen?

Ø Shyft Group?

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Originally uploaded November 15th.

Chris Holman welcomes CAMW! Spotlight guest Heidi Lowe – Talent Acquisition Project Director, MediLodge Group, headquartered in Washington, MI, with 50 locations including Lansing and East Lansing. She is joined by Joe Winkiel, Business Services Officer, Capital Area Michigan Works!, Lansing, MI.

Their discussion covers MediLodge's unique approach to apprenticeships, Employer of the Year designation.

Q: Joe, Heidi, discuss MediLodge’s Employer of the Year Award and their apprenticeship programs?

○ Boost recruitment.

○ Increase diversity.

○ Improve retention.

○ Preserve institutional knowledge.

Question: Heidi, is MediLodge still hiring?

Where can people go if they want to learn more?

· Heidi, share any relevant hiring information.

· People who want to learn more can visit our website, medilodge.com.

Question: And Joe, what if other employers out there want to learn about starting their own apprenticeship program?

· People can learn more about National Apprenticeship Week and apprenticeships as a whole at apprenticeship.gov.

· They can also reach out to us at Capital Area Michigan Works!. We have local apprenticeship information and contact information on our website, camw.org.

IF ADDITIONAL TIME

Let’s talk about apprenticeships a bit more… ● What is an apprenticeship?

○ Apprenticeships combine paid on-the-job training with classroom instruction to prepare workers for highly-skilled careers.

● According to Apprenticeship USA, apprenticeship programs help employers…

○ Recruit and develop a highly skilled workforce that helps grow their business.

○ Improve productivity, profitability and an employer’s bottom line.

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Elizabeth Bernhard shares the opening segments of the next episode, the second show in the Industry 4.0 Technology Series for Build Smart, Lead Strong.

Name and Title: Rasmus Noraas Bendvold, Managing Director US

Organizaiton: wheel.me

Bio: Rasmus Noraas Bendvold, from Norway, is currently steering the ship at wheel.me US as Managing Director. His career path kicked off with a finance degree after which he quickly dove into the exciting world of tech startups. Her joined wheel.me in 2021 and recently moved to Detroit to build the US team and expand wheel.me’s precense and operations across NA and LATAM.

Podcast description: To keep up with rapidly changing consumer demands, manufacturing floors require continuous innovation and flexibility to keep up. While manufacturing has implemented automation in many areas, material handling remains a holdout. Join this conversation with Rasmus Noraas Bendvold, Managing Director US, from wheel.me, to learn about the world’s first autonomous wheel and how it is bringing fully flexible and automated material handling within reach.

Originally uploaded November 27th.

Jeffrey Mosher welcomes Matt Elliott, Michigan State President and Region Executive, Bank of America Michigan, Detroit, MI.

Bank of America awards over $4.4 Million to Nonprofits in Metro Detroit; More than 100 volunteers deploy on “Day of Giving”

Questions

Tell us about Bank of America’s recent Day of Giving and the community outreach you do every year for this initiative.

Why is community support and engagement of this type so important to Bank of America?

Tell us about your annual Neighborhood Builder award winners for 2023?

What role can this type of corporate involvement play in the continued economic growth of Detroit and throughout Michigan?

Any final thoughts on the philosophy of Bank of America as it relates to charity and community involvement?

BofA Awards More than $4.4 Million to Nonprofits in Metro Detroit

Detroit Rescue Mission Ministries, Black Leaders Detroit announced as

2023 Neighborhood Builders Awardees

DETROIT – Bank of America celebrates.

“Our trusted community partners help businesses, individuals and families forge a path toward economic opportunity and stability,” said Matt Elliott, President, Bank of America Michigan.

Organizations receiving grants this year include:

§ Abayomi Community Development Center

§ ACCESS

§ Allied Media Projects Inc

§ American Heart Association Inc

§ Arab American National Museum

§ Black Leaders Detroit

§ Build Institute

§ Chaldean Community Foundation

§ Children’s Center of Wayne County Inc

§ City Year Inc

§ Coalition On Temporary Shelter

§ Community Housing Network, Inc

§ Community Reinvestment Fund Inc

§ Connect Detroit

§ Detroit Economic Growth Corporation

§ Detroit Employment Solutions Corporation

§ Detroit PAL

§ Detroit Regional Chamber Foundation Inc

§ Develop Detroit, Inc

§ Elevate Energy

§ Enterprise Community Partners Inc

§ Fair Food Network

§ First Nations Development Institute

§ Flint Institute of Arts

§ Focus Hope

§ Food Gatherers

§ Forgotten Harvest Inc

§ Gesher Human Services

§ Gleaners Community Food Bank of Southeastern Michigan

§ Global Detroit

§ Great Lakes Women’s Business Council

§ Habitat For Humanity Detroit

§ Habitat For Humanity of Oakland County

§ Haven Inc

§ Housing Assistance Council

§ Inclusiv Inc

§ Initiative for a Competitive Inner City Inc.

§ Invest Detroit Foundation

§ Jefferson East, Inc

§ Junior Achievement of Southeastern Michigan

§ Local Initiatives Support Corporation

§ MCHS Family Services

§ Metro Detroit Black Chamber of Commerce Foundation

§ Michigan Community Resources

§ Michigan Science Center

§ Midnight Golf Program

§ Mosaic Youth Theater of Detroit

§ Motown Historical Museum Inc

§ NAACP Empowerment Programs Inc

§ National Faith Homebuyers

§ Npower Inc

§ Pope Francis Center

§ Racquet Up Detroit

§ Ruth Ellis Center Inc

§ S A Y Detroit

§ Salvation Army

§ Ser-Metro-Detroit Jobs for Progress Inc

§ Sphinx Organization Inc

§ TechTown Detroit

§ The Carr Center

§ The Edison Institute Inc

§ The Greening of Detroit

§ The Housing Partnership Network Inc

§ The Wright

§ Turn 2 U Inc

§ United Community Family Services

§ United Way for Southeastern Michigan

§ University Of California Berkeley Foundation - Detroit

§ Urban Alliance Foundation Inc

§ Wayne State University

§ WHOH Detroit Community Sports Complex Inc

§ Year Up Inc

§ YMCA of Metropolitan Detroit

§ YouthBuild USA Inc

Originally uploaded November 24th.

Jeffrey Mosher welcomes Kelly Stroburg as she recently launched a new publication she's Owner/Publisher of Nearlywed from Ada, Michigan.

Questions

● How will NearlyWed help the wedding industry grow in Michigan?

● What is your ultimate goal with this new publication?

● What are some of the advantages of getting married in Michigan?

● What do you offer your advertisers that is different from other publications?

● What do you consider success and growth?

● Why do you feel it’s so important to support other small businesses in the wedding industry?

● What are the potential benefits to Michigan’s economic growth?

● How can people get ahold of you if they want to learn more?

○ Go to the contact page on nearlywed.com

● Nearlywed officially launched on November 14th. The magazine is the first statewide wedding publication in Michigan.

● It includes vendor advertisements, articles, as well as photos and details from real weddings.

● The magazine’s goal is to help highlight the beauty of Michigan weddings and inspire others to utilize Michigan vendors and venues.

● The nearlywed team also hopes to help grow the wedding industry in Michigan, compounding on the money it brings into the economy. Wedding Industry

● The total number of weddings in Michigan in 2022 was almost 62,000. Michigan was ranked 11th out of other states in this category.

● The market size of the wedding services industry by revenue in the United States is $70.3 billion as of 2023.

● The average cost of a wedding in the United States was $29,195 in 2022; the average cost of a wedding in Michigan was $23,000, 32nd out of the states.

● There were 2,401,148 weddings in the United States in 2022 – that’s over 6,000 weddings every day.

● 63% of engaged couples had to postpone their weddings in 2020 due to the pandemic, now those numbers are normalizing after a big boom.

About Kelly Stroburg

● Kelly Stroburg is the publisher of nearlywed, but previously ran Grand Rapids Bride.

● Kelly has been in the wedding industry for close to 20 years in Michigan; been in the marketing industry for her whole career.

● Has hosted the Grand Rapids Wedding Affair bridal show for the last 15 years.

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Originally uploaded November 7, 2023,

Jeffrey Mosher welcomes back Robert A. Hamor, Shareholder, Foster Swift Collins & Smith PC, Southfield, MI.

Robert had shared the stage of an MBN Speakers Series event in October 2022 discussing the upcoming Corporate Transparency Act and now just over a year later was back to give MBN an update.

What is the Corporate Transparency Act?

What companies are required to report under it?

What information needs to be reported?

What happens if a company does not comply?

How does a company get help in determining their reporting obligations?

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"Getting A Grip" is a brand new show for Michigan Business Network, hosted by long-time MBN contributor Michael Maddox.

In this weekly program Mike will focus on helping entrepreneurs end the chaos. Through the Entrepreneurial Operating System (EOS) we highlight ways that business owners can clarify their vision, gain traction, and increase team health. Entrepreneur and Professional EOS Implementor, Mike Maddox, highlights the foundational tools of EOS, shares real world examples, interviews fascinating guests, and will challenge your way of thinking. If you are ready to end the frustration and share a few laughs along the way, listen to Getting A Grip each week.

For Episode 5: Guest Bio

Bob Shenefelt, Visionary’s Visionary, Co-Founder of iMatter Revolution, Author/ Keynote speaker, Entrepreneur

Segment 1 and 2

Tell us about You – you are involved in so many areas.

Visionary’s Visionary

iMatter

Visionary Forum

Segment 3 and 4

Tell me about your EOS journey

Finding out you were a “flaming visionary”

Watching Gino develop EOS

What has EOS done for you in business and in your personal life

Segment 5

Let’s Discuss what it means to be a Visionary

How do you know if you are one?

What does that clarity allow you to do?

Segment 6

Wrap up

What is one of your favorite inspirational movie scenes, songs, or poems

Mention books/ website

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Originally uploaded Nov. 13th.

Chris Holman welcomes back Paul Krutko, President & CEO, Ann Arbor SPARK, Ann Arbor, MI.

Paul, welcome back, we just spoke with you last week about Ann Arbor SPARK highlighting recent events, and looking ahead to Thanksgiving's Tech Homecoming - can you give one more quick reminder on what that is?

We left off on our conversation, and you seemed to have a lot on your mind about projects Ann Arbor SPARK is involved with,...

1. Can you highlight some successful startups that have benefitted from investment through Ann Arbor SPARK,

and what impact has this had on the local economy?

2. How does Ann Arbor SPARK evaluate and support potential startup candidates for investment?

Are there specific industries or technologies that you’re focusing on for the future?

3. The American Center for Mobility has been at the forefront of testing and research for connected and autonomous vehicles.

With the growing interest in hydrogen fuel, could you discuss any new initiatives or partnerships the Center is engaging in to advance hydrogen infrastructure and technology?

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