DEARBORN, MI (AP) — Ford will increase production of six models this year, half of them electric, as the company and the auto industry start to rebound from sluggish U.S. sales in 2022. The automaker announced Friday that it plans to build more of the Mustang Mach-E, the Bronco Sport SUV ...
Journal Staff MARQUETTE — Travel Marquette announced the appointment of its CEO Susan Estler to the role of Vice President of the Michigan Association of Convention & Visitor Bureaus for a one year term. This is Estler’s third year serving as a board member for the organization and ...
By DREYMA BERONJA Journal Staff Writer MARQUETTE — A local pizzeria is planning to hold a memorial benefit for a Northern Michigan University student who passed away on Sunday after a car accident. Carson Needham, a third- year student from downstate Traverse City, died in a car accident on Sunday. Needham was a communications studies major with a minor in music, playing in the drumline for the NMU Marching Band. Needham was also a percussionist in the Jazz Band. Third Coast Pizzeria in Marquette announced on Instagram that a memorial benefit will be held in Needham’s honor ...
While it may be hard to tell with the warming temperatures this past week, winter is in full swing here in the Upper Peninsula. From regular fresh blankets of snow to putting on multiple layers when heading out for the day, winter is a part of the culture here in our region. And, despite how ...
MARQUETTE, MI - A proposed Marquette neighborhood announced a “forest-to-home” community that offers high-quality products harvested from regional timber. Longyear, the development company behind the Forestville project, says its residents will be surrounded by healthy forests and have ...
By HALELUYA HADERO AP Business Writer SEATTLE —Amazon is ending a charity donation program it ran for a decade in its latest cost-cutting move. In a blog post on Wednesday, the company said the program, called AmazonSmile, will shut down by February 20 because it had “not grown to create the impact” the retailer had hoped. The program allowed Amazon to donate a small percentage of eligible purchases to a charity selected by shoppers. “With so many eligible organizations—more than 1 million globally—our ability to have an impact was often spread too thin,” the ...
