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Eagle Mine and Humboldt Mill sold
BIG BAY — Lundin Mining Corporation has announced that it will be merging its U.S. branch with the U.S.- based Talon Metals Corp, which now owns Eagle Mine and the Humboldt Mill. Thursday night saw Lundin sign a definitive agreement to sell its subsidiary Lundin Mining U.S. Ltd. to Talon ...
U.P. elementary students competing in state robotics championship this weekend
ESCANABA — A couple of local teams of fourth- and fifth-graders are among the 48 that have traveled to Mason, Mich. this weekend for the state championship of FIRST robotics’ LEGO League Challenge — the youngest competing level. The Retro Rockets from Rapid River, the Brave Diamond ...
Higher Love Cannabis announces layoffs across Michigan operations
MARQUETTE — Higher Love, a Cannabis company with 10 dispensary locations to include cultivation and processing operations throughout the Upper Peninsula, has announced that it will be laying off 30% of its staff. In October, as part of a deal to increase funding for Michigan roads, Gov. ...
U.P. work force receives over $1 million in workforce training grants
MARQUETTE — The Michigan Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity announced $1 million in Going PRO Talent Fund grants have been awarded to 27 Upper Peninsula-area businesses for workforce training and development in 2025. “Going PRO Talent Fund creates real, long-term pathways to ...
Federal judge: Michigan has no authority to shut down Line 5
In a long-awaited decision released Wednesday, a federal judge ruled that federal pipeline safety law leaves Michigan no room to shut down the Line 5 pipeline in the Straits of Mackinac. U.S. District Judge Robert Jonker issued the ruling in response to a 2020 lawsuit brought by pipeline ...





