West Branch, MI — Lumber Jack Lodge West Branch has been honored with the 2025 Reader’s Choice Award for Best Hotel in Northern Michigan by the Arenac County Independent, Ogemaw County Herald, and Oscoda County Herald. The award, decided by community votes, recognizes...

[Standish, MI] Forward Corporation, a fifth-generation family-owned business, is proud to celebrate its 100-year anniversary with a year-long series of events designed to give back to the communities that have supported the company for the past century. As part of the...

West Branch, MI – Forward Corporation, a fifth-generation, family-owned company with deep roots in Michigan, is proud to announce the grand reopening of the former Quality Inn as the Lumber Jack Lodge of West Branch. This transformation marks the culmination of two...

At Forward Corporation, giving back to the community has always been a cornerstone of our mission. Last year, our annual golf outing brought together friends, colleagues, and community members for a day of fun and philanthropy. We are thrilled to share how the...

Forward Corporation raised $30,000 for The Great Lakes Bay Region Children’s Dyslexia Center and Arenac Community Center at Forward Corporation’s 37th Annual Golf Outing at The Nightmare Golf Course in West Branch. The Great Lakes Bay Region Children's Dyslexia Center...

Forward Corporation announced today it will hold a warehouse sale, on October 27 and October 28, that will be open to the public. “We know how crazy this time of the year can be for families,” said Forward Corporation President Abby Moniz. “We want to give the...

Forward Corporation raised over $25,000 for Make-A-Wish® Michigan at Forward’s 36th Annual Golf Outing at The Dream Golf Course in West Branch on August 29. The event coincided with the debut of Forward Shell’s Giving Pump which also benefits Make-A-Wish Michigan....

Forward Corp’s Pinconning Marathon convenience store re-opened today just over one year to the date in which a fire shuttered the location.

A Bay County man took home an almost $830K prize earlier this month after hitting the Doubler Wild Time Progressive jackpot on a ticket he purchased at the Ideal Party Store location at 401 Salzburg Street in Bay City.

Forward Corp donated over $1,500 to the Freeland PTO recently as a result of its October fundraising efforts.

Forward Corp. announced today the Giving Pump program at its Shell convenience stores raised over $7,000 for the American Cancer Society (ACS) and its fight to end childhood cancer.

Forward Corp. raises over $26,000 for Camp Timbers of West Branch.

Forward Corp will donate 10 percent of its Freeland Subway Saturday and Sunday sales in October to the Freeland PTO to help support various district initiatives.

Forward Corp. will donate a portion of fuel sales at its Shell locations in August and September to the American Cancer Society (ACS) and its fight to end childhood cancer as part of Shell’s “The Giving Pump” program.

After 87 years and four generations, the Crete family is stepping back from Ideal Party Store and handing the keys over to another local, family-owned company with an eye on helping the historic Bay City store take its business to the next level.

Forward Corp. President Abby Moniz presented Arenac Community Center Director Shara Klenk with a check for $20K Friday as part of a match program with the center’s “Project Fitness” campaign. In total the campaign collected nearly $56,000 in donations.

Forward Corp. announced today it will partner with YMCA Camp Timbers of West Branch for the company’s 35th annual charity golf outing.

Forward Corp. Subways recently donated gift cards to the Boys & Girls Clubs of the Great Lakes Bay Region in support of its Members of the Month honorees and other initiatives. 

Forward Corp.’s creative agency partner, SOLV Marketing, won five awards for ads and photography used in campaigns for the LumberJack Food and Spirits and Forward C-Stores last week at the Great Lakes Bay chapter of the American Advertising Federation awards.