Upper Peninsula State Bank announces plans to open new office in Houghton

January 10, 2022

HOUGHTON — Upper Peninsula State Bank recently announced its plans to expand to Houghton County and the Copper Country. The bank will be located at 906 Razorback Drive, Suite #1 and “is excited to be bringing their Upper Peninsula focused brand of banking to that beautiful area of the Upper Peninsula,” officials said in a news release. “Because they already have many customers in the Copper Country — both in deposits as well as projects they have funded, the bank had frequently been asked about opening offices in that area. Further, their officers have strong business and ...

News from the Greater Munising Area: The folklore of Pictured Rocks

January 10, 2022

While millions of people have explored the Munising, Grand Island, and Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore areas over the last century, the land has been cherished the land for thousands of years. Before French fur traders and Europeans voyaged to what would become Michigan’s Upper ...

Partnership News and Views: Growth, change and opportunity at the LSCP in 2022

January 10, 2022

The last couple years have given a bad name to new year’s forecasts, upending all sorts of predictions for what’s to come in the year ahead. So, while no one claims to have a crystal ball about what the world has in store for us in 2022, we can tell you what’s on deck for the LSCP. ...

More cruise ships under CDC investigation due to COVID cases

January 3, 2022

MIAMI — The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is investigating more cruise ships due to new cases of COVID-19 as the omicron variant drives extremely high infection levels in the industry hub of Florida. The CDC said 88 vessels are now either under investigation or ...

Chamber Chat: Oh Magic 8 Ball, what will the New Year bring?

January 3, 2022

There’s always been the analogy that if businesses only had a crystal ball to see into the future things would be so much easier. A year after the infamous close of 2020 nobody could have predicted the challenges businesses would have to overcome in 2021. Recently, I played an online ...

Local private wealth advisor shares tips on how to save for education without taking your eye off of retirement

January 3, 2022

MARQUETTE — It’s no secret that many American parents want to support their kids by paying for their college education. According to recent research from Student Loan Hero, 92 percent of parents today have already paid for or plan to assist with these costs. Furthermore, 68 percent of ...