Credit card declined: The 3 most unpopular words for retailer and customer

By JOHN MAYLEBEN
When “credit card declined” pops up during a transaction, what do you do?
There are many reasons a card will fail to get a successful approval code.
Gardner-White furniture business innovates with each new generation

By SHANDRA MARTINEZ
AUBURN HILLS – Steve Tronstein jokes that his oldest daughter’s return to the family furniture business was a step up after working for President Bill Clinton and Nobel Laureate Steven Chu,
MRA controller promoted to vice president, finance

Cheryl Medler, a Lansing resident, was promoted to vice president, finance. She previously held the position of controller for the organization.
Medler joined MRA as a staff accountant in 2014 and was promoted to controller in 2015.