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Monday: In Business

Meager gain in US jobs highlights damage

WASHINGTON (AP) — America’s employers barely added jobs last month, underscoring the viral pandemic’s ongoing grip on the economy and likely adding momentum to the Biden administration’s push for a bold rescue aid package. The increase of just 49,000 positions in January made ...

US employment costs rise modestly in fourth quarter

SILVER SPRING, Md. — Wages and benefits for U.S. workers rose in the last quarter of the year, putting all of 2020 in somewhat of a normal range as the pandemic continued to rankle the economy. Total U.S. workers compensation rose 0.7% in the October-December quarter, an increase over the ...

Chamber Chat: An introduction from GINCC’s new intern

Hello all! My name is Elizabeth Williams and I am excited to introduce myself as the new marketing intern at the Greater Ishpeming-Negaunee Area Chamber of Commerce. I am currently a senior at Westwood High School, originally from downstate Michigan. Since moving here four years ago, I have ...

Peninsula Fiber Network announces succession plan

MARQUETTE — Peninsula Fiber Network LLC, a provider of fiber optic-based telecommunications services throughout Michigan, Wisconsin and parts of Minnesota announced a succession plan for its retiring general manager David McCartney. McCartney, a 40-year veteran of the telecommunications ...

Couvillion joins Select Realty

MARQUETTE — Select Realty welcomes Andrea Couvillion to its team of 27 agents, of which 12 are associate brokers. Andrea is an experienced REALTOR® in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, with 15+ years of customer service and sales. The Marquette community, friendly atmosphere and beautiful ...