Troy-based Talmer Bancorp and Chemical Financial Corporation of Midland will combine and create the largest bank based in Michigan. Officials with the banks say it is a merger of equals. The combined bank will have more than $16-billion in assets and 266 locations across Michigan. Talmer is being absorbed by Chemical. The Talmer Bank branches will eventually become Chemical Banks. The move was announced on the same day that Huntington Bank moved to acquire Merit Bank.
April 3, 2026 ~ Dave Beachnau, CEO of the Detroit Local Organizing Committee for the 2027 NCAA Men’s Final Four, joins Kevin Dietz live from Indy to talk about Detroit’s preparations, the economic and cultural impact of hosting the Final Four, and what fans can expect when the event comes to downtown Detroit.
April 3, 2026 ~ Chris Renwick and Jamie Edmonds talk with Tony Paul, a Detroit News reporter, about the Detroit Tigers’ upcoming season. They also discuss Tony’s top baseball movie character.
April 3, 2026 ~ Chris Renwick and Jamie Edmonds speak with Walker Hosley, a regional manager at Groundworks, about how winter weather affects home foundations and what to look for.
