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Partnership News and Views: LSCP releases 2019 Data Booklet

Each year the LSCP researches and compiles economic data important to our community. The data booklet is created with the help of Economic Modeling Specialists Incorporated (EMSI) software. EMSI compiles data from over 90 different federal, state and private data sources to create a clear ...

VAST named as a 2020 top insurance workplace

MARQUETTE — VAST recently announced that it has been recognized as a Top Insurance Workplace for 2020 by Insurance Business America. This is the third year of IBA’s Top Insurance Workplace list and the third year VAST has been named. IBA's Top Insurance Workplace nomination process is heavily dependent on an anonymous employee survey. A minimum number of employee responses, and an 80% or greater employee satisfaction rating determines the Top Insurance Workplace recognition. VAST is just one of 67 companies on IBA's 2020 Top Insurance Workplace list that includes other insurance ...

Gunlach Champion Inc. awarded Boss Snowplow plant contract

IRON MOUNTAIN - Gundlach Champion Inc. was awarded the contract for the expansion of the Iron Mountain manufacturing plant of Boss Snowplow. Both Boss Snowplow and GCI are headquartered in Iron Mountain. The project is an expansion of the plant’s storage space to allow for the growth of ...

Outlook not improving for US movie theaters

About three quarters of the country’s movie theaters are open, but Americans are not going back in significant numbers in the COVID-era, even with new films coming into the marketplace weekly. The biggest movies continue to limp along. According to studio estimates Sunday, Warner Bros.’ ...

Preventing veterans’ suicide

IRON MOUNTAIN — September is Suicide Prevention Month and the Oscar G. Johnson Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Iron Mountain is doing its part to raise awareness for Veterans suicide. The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Office of Mental Health and Suicide Prevention says that on ...

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I have previously given you information on the very significant health dangers of both smoking and chewing tobacco. As I see people continuing to smoke, and young people also using tobacco products, I believe it is time to again review the very significant life-threatening dangers of any ...