MARQUETTE — A $316,000 grant from the Wells Fargo Works for Small Business: Diverse Community Capital Program will help Northern Initiatives invest in diverse small business owners and entrepreneurs, according to a press release from the organization. It also brings Northern Initiatives ...

MARQUETTE — Among the 135 lending institutions in the state of Michigan, Northern Initiatives has been selected to receive the 2016 Small Business Administration District Director’s Award. It recognizes Northern Initiatives as the most active SBA Community Advantage lender in the state, ...

MANISTIQUE — mBank recently announced the hiring of Josh Bal as assistant vice president, mortgage loan officer, located in Marquette. Bal has more than nine years of experience in the banking industry, with five of those years spent in mortgage lending, as well as holding positions in ...

MARQUETTE — David Trawick, of Ishpeming, has joined Theresa Sell’s team at Thrivent Financial as a financial associate with the organization’s East Wisconsin and Upper Michigan Regional Financial Office. Trawick offers financial strategies, personal customer service and financial ...

MARQUETTE — Range Financial Corp. held its annual meeting of shareholders on May 16 in Marquette. Five directors were elected. They were: Peter W. Frazier, Plant Engineer, Fraco, Inc.; Anita A. Johns, Holiday Travel Vacations; Allan L. Koskey, Retired, Koskey Funeral Home, Inc.; Stephen D. ...

MARQUETTE — Rich Tegge, an independent financial adviser affiliated with Commonwealth Financial Network and president of Wealth Strategy Group in Marquette, has achieved Commonwealth Business Experience status for 2017. This distinction recognizes success based on a ranking of annual ...