Century Inc. owner wins Chevy Volt in support of Heritage Trail

From staff reports

Bill Janis, CEO of Traverse City-based Century Inc., won the Chevy Volt raffle on Saturday at Cherry Republic. The raffle was held in support of the Sleeping Bear Heritage Trail, a multi-use and bike trail which connects the Dune Climb with Glen Arbor and will one day stretch 27 miles, from the Leelanau-Benzie County Line to Good Harbor. 1,200 tickets were sold, each costing $100, which generated $120,000 for the next portion of the Heritage Trail — the Dune Climb to Empire leg — which advocates hope will be complete by next summer.

Janis purchased 20 tickets to help the cause, and he plans to draw names out of a hat and give the Chevy Volt to one of his 200 employees at Century Inc., a precision manufacturing technology company.

“It’s a great cause because of where it’s at and what it represents,” Janis said of the Heritage Trail.