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Marquette Family Medicine Residency Program welcomes new doctor

MARQUETTE — The Marquette Family Medicine Residency Program announced the addition of Dr. Raquel Clary-Lantis as the newest faculty member to join its program. According the a UP Health System press release, Clary-Lantis brings a wealth of knowledge with over 19 years of experience in ...

American Airlines rides travel boom to $1.3 billion profit in the second quarter

DALLAS (AP) — American Airlines reported a $1.34 billion profit for the second quarter, boosted by strong ticket sales and a huge drop in the price of jet fuel, and the airline raised its profit expectations for the year. Revenue rose 5% to a quarterly record of $14.06 billion. International travel in particular is picking up, and that is helping American, United Airlines and Delta Air Lines. Thanks to lower fuel prices, the carrier’s spending at the pump plunged 32%, saving the American about $1.3 billion compared with a year earlier. That was partly offset, however, by labor ...

Partnership news and views: Another impactful year of LSCP services

The Lake Superior Community Partnership has supported businesses, communities, and partner organizations for twenty-five years. With a wide range of services including business development support (retention visits, planning, succession tools, marketing, etc.) and networking opportunities to ...

Honor Credit Union marks Marquette groundbreaking

By Journal Staff MARQUETTE – Honor Credit Union celebrated the official groundbreaking of its new Marquette Member Center location on June 28. Honor CEO Scott McFarland began with a welcome. He spoke of the importance of a community that supports one another, and recognized the ...

Musk’s Twitter losing cash

(AP) Elon Musk says Twitter is still losing cash because advertising has dropped by half. In a reply to a tweet offering business advice, Musk tweeted Saturday, “We’re still negative cash flow, due to (about a) 50% drop in advertising revenue plus heavy debt load.” “Need to reach ...

United Airlines to give union pilots big pay raises

United Airlines and the union representing its pilots said Saturday they reached agreement on a contract that will raise pilot pay by up to 40% over four years. The union valued the agreement at about $10 billion. It followed more than four years of tumultuous bargaining that included picketing and talk of a strike vote. The deal reflects the leverage enjoyed by labor groups, especially pilots, as airline revenue soars on the strong recovery in travel. The Air Line Pilots Association said the agreement, which is subject to a ratification vote, would put United pilots on par with ...