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West End update – Nate Heffron – City of Negaunee

Policy paying off

Nate Heffron, city manager, city of Negaunee

NEGAUNEE — Negaunee’s positive and proactive approach to attracting, strengthening, and expanding business opportunities continues to payoff. A well-established accounting firm has purchased a building at 208 Jackson St. and has been remodeling and updating it to be open at the beginning of 2021.

Mary E. Luttinen, CPA, opened her accounting practice in 2005. Her five-member team consists of herself, two accountants who are Northern Michigan University graduates, an office manager and her partner and daughter, Avery, who has been instrumental in expanding their practice over the past several years. Luttinen and her staff are very excited to move to Negaunee, “Negaunee is a perfect fit for us, we have many clients on the west end as well as in Marquette. Negaunee is a great central location,” Luttinen said.

Plans to hire additional employees are also in the works as Luttinens’ firm prepares for its new office space with room for expansion. Their main services provided include individual and business tax preparation, monthly bookkeeping and payroll preparation, planning and consulting for businesses and individuals as well. “We help set goals for our clients, from initial start to retirement or the sale of their business. We are here for them every step of the way,” Luttinen said.

The building at 208 Jackson St. is still under remodel, a major change from its former uses as a hair salon, most recently, and from a bakery from years past. Its newly installed and updated commercial windows add a rejuvenated look. While great thought was put in to the exterior design of the building, adding appropriately chosen architectural features that can be seen and match with the historical characteristics of downtown. When asked why move to Negaunee, Luttinen replied, “Negaunee is a hidden gem, it’s a great community working hard to modernize itself and yet maintain its historical integrity. They have the space for startups or those that want to expand in an affordable market that is not too far from Marquette. I see professionals and other service-based businesses moving into Negaunee in the next few years, if you are looking for a quaint downtown with affordable rent or buildings to purchase, Negaunee is it.”

Future entrepreneurs that are looking to plant their roots in Negaunee are advised by Luttinen to, “Reach out to City Hall, talk to both the City Manager and Planning and Zoning Administrator, these two will work with you and have a mountain of knowledge and really want to see you succeed. They and the community are very welcoming, something that can be lost in larger communities.”

The city of Negaunee welcomes Mary E. Luttinen and her staff to downtown Negaunee, we know their investment will pay off and they will continue to thrive.

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