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MEMBERS ON THE MOVE


                                                  This national student leadership     home of Farhat and Story Attorneys
                                                  organization allows students to      at Law, the 1890s showpiece at
                                                  compete against students from        1003 N. Washington Ave. recently
                                                  around the region, state, and        became the new home of Michigan
                                                  nation, testing the skills they have   Creative, a growing advertising
                                                  learned in their career and technical   agency previously based in
                                                  education programs. He placed first   REO Town. Martin Commercial
                                                  in the region, which earned him a    Properties, a leading privately
                                                  spot in the state competition.       owned real estate services and
                                                                                       development company, facilitated
                                                  COMPANY NEWS                         the sale of the Kaplan House
                                                                                       for Farhat and Story, a 70-year-
                                                  Martin Commercial Properties,        old law firm whose principals
                                                  a leading privately-owned real       recently retired. Martin's senior
                                                  estate services and development      vice president and office advisor
                                                  company, facilitated the sale of     Eric F. Rosekrans, CCIM, CPM,
                                                  a single-story building at 321 E.    represented Farhat and Story in the
                                                  Grand River Ave. in the heart of     sale of their property.
                                                  downtown East Lansing. Located
                                                  in a high-profile corridor across    Lansing Community College's
                                                  from Michigan State University,      (LCC) annual recognition of Equal
                                                  the property will be the fourth      Pay Day took place virtually on
                                                  Michigan location for Coratti's      Wednesday, April 6. U.S. Senator
                                                  Pizzeria, transforming the former    Debbie Stabenow provided a
                                                  Collegeville Textbook Company into   special video address, Michigan
                                                  a venue specializing in Neapolitan-  Community College Association
                                                  style pizza and craft beer. Martin's   President Brandy Johnson
                                                  Associate, retail advisor Carson     presented remarks, and LCC
                                                  Patten, represented the seller in the   Trustee Angela Mathews offered
                A Leadership                      transaction.                         opening comments. Additionally,

                  Book with a                     Mercantile Bank in Alma, Michigan,   a speaker panel talked about
                                                                                       their experiences and thoughts
              TWIS T                              solidified its move to a new location   on closing the pay gap. Speakers
                                                                                       included Washtenaw Community
                                                  by selling its previous building at 311
                                                                                       College's Dr. Kimberly Hurns, chief
                                                  Woodworth Ave. The community-
                                                  focused bank won't be going far,     operating officer for the Executive
                                                  with operations moving to a facility   Office of Governor Whitmer, Tricia
                                                  directly across the street. Martin   Foster, LCC Trustee Samantha
                                                  Commercial Properties, a leading     Vaive, and Warner Norcross +
                                                  privately-owned real estate services   Judd's Monique Field-Foster. Equal
                                                  and development company,             Pay Day marks the symbolic day
                                                  represented Mercantile Bank in the   when the average woman must
                                                  sale of their former branch bank.    work to earn what men earned in
                                                  The purchaser of the two-story       the previous year.
                                                  glass and brick building is ATD
                                                  Engineering & Machine of Au Gres,    Junior Achievement of the
                                                  Michigan, via the holding company    Michigan Great Lakes and Jackson
                                                  Minor Investments, LLC. Martin's     National Life Insurance Company
                                                  senior associate and office advisor   (Jackson®) were proud to partner
                                                  Thomas Jamieson represented          to help better prepare students to
                                                  Mercantile in the sale of their      be fiscally responsible and effective
             Author: Ross Woodstock               property.                            community members as part of
                  Executive Coach and                                                  National Financial Literacy Month
                 Leadership Consultant            A historic property designed by      in April, which Jackson sponsored.
                    Available on Amazon           a beloved Lansing architect is       Jackson is not only a local supporter
                                                  welcoming the next generation        of Junior Achievement of Mid-
                                                  of business owners to Lansing's      Michigan but has also provided
                                                  north side. Known for years as the   leadership nationally. Jackson's

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