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The Bargain Barn opens in Ishpeming’s Country Village

­­ISHPEMING — The Bargain Barn, located at 1040 Country Lane in Ishpeming, has announced its opening. The business is open seven days a week from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. “We buy and sell all sorts of items,” organizers said in a news release. “We also accept donations. Keep adding items daily. Just another thrift shop to come and browse around and find those treasures you been waiting for.” The business also gives senior, law enforcement, healthcare, and military/veterans discounts. It also offers weekly give aways with no purchase necessary.

Chamber Chat: GINCC to hold application drive

Anyone who has been unemployed recently can attest to the fact that filling out job applications can feel like a full-time job. At the same time, many would-be employers have been struggling to fill open positions. The Greater Ishpeming-Negaunee Area Chamber of Commerce (GINCC) Application Drive, organized by Michigan Works!, aims to streamline the process for both parties. Michigan Works! has conducted a series of similar events across the Upper Peninsula. GINCC Executive Director, Bob Hendrickson, contacted Michigan Works! about bringing one of these events to the West End of ...

Twin brothers open converted jet cafe

RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) — Few Palestinians in the occupied West Bank get to board an airplane these days. The territory has no civilian airport and those who can afford a plane ticket must catch their flights in neighboring Jordan. But just outside the northern city of Nablus, a pair of ...

New grow facility opens in Iron County

IRON COUNTY — MC3 Botanicals, a women-owned company located in Mastodon township in Iron County, recently received its official license from the state of Michigan to operate the Class B grow facility. The license allows the business to cultivate up to 1,000 medical grade cannabis plants. ...

Marquette Family Medicine Residency Program welcomes 6 new residents

MARQUETTE — Six new residents joined The Marquette Family Medicine Residency Program on July 1. Residents are physicians who will spend three years training in the community-based, family medicine program. Faculty and staff from the family medicine residency program and clinic joined ...

Partnership News and Views: Marquette County in the spotlight

Marquette County and the U.P. have been spending a lot of time in the economic spotlight over the last couple weeks. Last week, an event known as the Northern Fam Tour brought a group of site consultants – who assess communities on behalf of companies looking to grow or relocate in new ...