Proposed: Marriott hotel with rooftop bar overlooking Grand Traverse Bay
TRAVERSE CITY, MI – A proposed four-story Marriot hotel in Traverse City would include a rooftop bar overlooking Grand Traverse Bay and 99 rooms, officials said. The Marriot Tribute Hotel, 211 and 221 W. Grandview Parkway, is expected to open in 2024, Taylor Roncelli, asset manager for JS Capito Group, told MLive. Plans include a spa, rooftop bar and restaurant, a retail boutique and, and fitness center open to guests and the community, Roncelli said. The project was approved this week by the Traverse City Planning Commission. JS Capital Group, led by Jeff Schmitz, is the same developer that built the Hotel Indigo in 2017.
mlive.comSheetz, and its made-to-order menu, coming to Michigan in 2025
Sheetz, a popular restaurant and convenience store chain, is coming to Michigan. The Altoona, Pennsylvania-based company announced its first Michigan location is projected to open in the Detroit market in 2025. Sheetz’s locations are known for their made-to-order menu items served around the clock including mac ‘n cheese, breakfast foods, salads, hot and cold subs and sandwiches, hot and cold wraps, melts, chicken, fish, burgers, hot dogs, pizza, salads, and snacks. “We are thrilled to continue our growth into Michigan and bring the ultimate one-stop-shop to people across the state,” said Travis Sheetz, president and CEO of Sheetz. Sheetz also offers 12 weeks of fully paid time off for new mothers and two weeks of fully paid time off for partnersEstablished in 1952, Sheetz operates 669 store locations across its six-state footprint, which includes Pennsylvania, North Carolina, Virginia, West Virginia, Ohio and Maryland.
mlive.comDesperate for workers, US restaurants and stores raise pay
U.S. restaurants and stores are rapidly raising pay in an urgent effort to attract more applicants and keep up with a flood of customers as the pandemic eases. McDonald's, Sheetz and Chipotle are just some of the latest companies to follow Amazon, Walmart and Costco in boosting wages, in some cases to $15 an hour or higher. Restaurants, bars, hotels and stores remain the lowest-paying industries, and many of their workers ran the risk of contracting COVID-19 on the job over the past year while white-collar employees were able to work from home.
news.yahoo.comStock market live updates: Dow off session low, Utilities record, Tesla swings
Imbert2:01 pm: Investor interest in bonds hits record levelsInvestors poured money into bond funds at a record pace last week. Francolla, Stevens9:34 am: Stocks open little changed, strong earnings boost the S&P 500 and NASDAQStocks opened little changed on Friday. Stevens8:22 am: Tesla shares slip after pricing $2 billion offeringTesla's stock fell about 2% in premarket after the company priced its secondary common stock offering at $767 a share. Tesla will sell 2.65 million shares at that price, just a 4.6% discount to the stock's close on Thursday. Sheetz8:20 am: Stock futures rise to end the week after strong earnings
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