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Summers appointed as Credit Union Trust CEO

MARQUETTE — After leading the launch of Credit Union Trust over the past two years, Robert Sajdak has chosen to retire from his CEO and president position. Jordan Summers has been appointed to replace Sajdak as the trust bank’s new CEO and president. Summers most recently served as ...

Hanson named CNO at UPHS – Bell

ISHPEMING — UP Health System - Bell Chief Executive Officer Mitch Leckelt announced that June Hanson, MHL, BSN, has been appointed to serve as Chief Nursing Officer for UP Health System - Bell, effective March 1. Hanson has been with Bell Hospital since May 2004. She has been the interim ...

US sanctions Chinese computer makers in widening tech fight

BEIJING — China’s government on Friday criticized the Biden administration’s curbs on access to U.S. technology for its supercomputer developers and said sanctions “only strengthen China’s determination” to invent its own. The sanctions announced Thursday are the latest sign ...

Houghton’s Marketing Department Inc. welcomes Fleming as creative director

HOUGHTON — Marketing Department Inc., has announced the addition of Brad Fleming as creative director. In his role, Fleming will join Dave Olsson, principal and VP of strategic services, to lead creative direction for clients. “Every brand has a story to tell. I love to uncover those ...

Chamber Chat: Looking forward to brighter days ahead

The GINCC has been part of the community for 10 years now and our membership allows us to continue to support and promote businesses on the West End of Marquette County. Currently we have around 200 members in good standing and would like to see that grow to 250 by the end of 2021. The GINCC ...

March hiring accelerated to 916K, yet many jobs remain lost

WASHINGTON (AP) — America’s employers unleashed a burst of hiring in March, adding 916,000 jobs in a sign that a sustained recovery from the pandemic recession is taking hold as vaccinations accelerate, stimulus checks flow through the economy and businesses increasingly reopen. The March increase — the most since August — was nearly double February’s gain of 468,000, the Labor Department said Friday. The unemployment rate declined from 6.2% to 6%. Even with last month’s robust increase, the economy remains more than 8 million jobs short of the number it had before the ...