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Monday: In Business

Partnership News and Views: Marquette County in the spotlight

Marquette County and the U.P. have been spending a lot of time in the economic spotlight over the last couple weeks. Last week, an event known as the Northern Fam Tour brought a group of site consultants – who assess communities on behalf of companies looking to grow or relocate in new ...

Disney swings to profit as its reopened parks bolster revenue

The Walt Disney Co. swung to a profit in its most recent quarter as reopened parks provided a revenue bounce. Revenue in the parks and products division surged to $4.3 billion from $1.1 billion a year ago, as theme parks closed last year were open for part or all of this year’s quarter. ...

Chamber Chat: An introduction from the new marketing & events coordinator

The first time I entered the Greater Ishpeming Negaunee Area Chamber of Commerce, it was to deliver a case of Marquette County waterfall maps. I never would have guessed that, a few years later, I’d be working there. Cut to August 2021 and I am doing just that in the role of Marketing & ...

Boomus is new medical director for occupational medicine at UPHS

MARQUETTE — UP Health System is welcoming Catherine Boomus, MD, MPH, FACOEM, to its occupational medicine team as the medical director overseeing Bell, Escanaba, and Marquette occupational medicine services. Boomus joins UPHS from St. Joseph, MI, where she served as the Occupational ...

Gilligan to be guest artist at Zero Degrees Gallery this month

MARQUETTE — Kelly Gilligan will be showing her work as the guest artist for the month of August at the Zero Degrees Gallery on 525 N. Third St. in Marquette. There will be a meet and greet from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Aug. 29 at the gallery. “The public is welcome to meet Kelly and see her ...

Purut joins cardiovascular surgery team at UPHS

MARQUETTE — UP Health System - Marquette is welcoming Cemil Purut, MD, to its Cardiovascular Surgery team. Purut joins the heart and vascular service line from Salem, VA, where he served as medical director of cardiovascular surgery for Lewis-Gale Medical Center. Purut sees patients ...