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Funds vanish at bankrupt crypto exchange – probe underway

By CATHY BUSSEWITZ Associated Press Business Writer NEW YORK — Collapsed cryptocurrency trading firm FTX confirmed there was “unauthorized access” to its accounts, hours after the company filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection Friday. The embattled company’s new CEO John ...

Chamber Chat: Small business season is here

For many local retailers and merchants, the holiday shopping season is one of the biggest income opportunities of the year. The competition from online retail keeps chipping away the local profit margin a little bit more each year. Because of that trend we need to make a conscious effort to ...

Range Bank Announces Employee Promotions

By: Jounal Staff MARQUETTE - Range Bank President and CEO, Roxanne Daust, recently announced the promotions of several Range Bank employees. “These promotions are a direct reflection of their hard work and dedication to their customers and their continued growth and success,” said ...

Judge says West Virginia governor’s coal firm owes $1.5M

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — A federal judge ruled this week that one of West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice’s businesses owes more than $1.5 million to a Swiss company for undelivered coal. U.S. District Judge Elizabeth K. Dillon on Tuesday granted a request from VISA Commodities to enforce an April order from a London-based arbitrator that found Bluestone Coal Sales Corp. liable for $1.5 million plus arbitration costs and interest, the Charleston Gazette-Mail reported. The problem started when Bluestone failed to supply 70,000 metric tons of coal under a November 2020 agreement, ...

News from the Greater Munising Area: The Brownstone Inn Changes Ownership

MUNISING —A popular restaurant in Au Train has new owners after more than three decades. Known for its eclectic atmosphere and a menu that features local ingredients, Deb Molitor and Jeff Van Bremen recently sold the Brownstone Inn to Tom and Ana Dolaskie of Munising. While there’ll be a ...

Partnership New and Views: Rallying around Sawyer International Airport

MARQUETTE — Today I’d like to talk about infrastructure. While that may commonly conjure images of roads or water systems, I specifically want to discuss one of our critical Marquette County infrastructure assets which has provided decades of economic advancement and opportunity: Sawyer ...