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By Andy Hayes NLEA President It’s tough doing business in a rural area far from the marketplace; keeping jobs in our

By Janet Koch Community Development Every organization—village governments, large manufacturers, county governments, small retail shops, and everything in between—has the ability

By Andy Atkinson and Isabel Hess NLEA Summer Interns Over the last few weeks we have begun to see our vision

By Amanda Baker Downtown Development Coordinator When it comes to building up a downtown district, there is an endless list

By Jessica Lovay Office Manager/Grant Administrator Last year at this time we announced that the Village of Elk Rapids had

By Buck Love Business Retention & Growth Efforts to formalize the NLEA Broadband Consortium took a step forward following a June

By Carly Thompson Administrative/Communications Assistant When you are deciding on a product to purchase, what is your first step? Most

By Buck Love, Business Retention & Growth Two expansion projects in Charlevoix County have come down the pipeline and into

By Andy Hayes, President-Northern Lakes Economic Alliance I recently attended a meeting downstate where the discussion centered on how we

By Carly Thompson, Administrative/Communications Assistant NLEA welcomed over 400 elected officials and representatives from local chambers, communities, and businesses to