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Guindon Moving & Storage takes top monthly honor

MARQUETTE — Guindon Moving & Storage, an interstate agent for national van line Wheaton World Wide Moving as well as partner with Bekins Van Line, has earned another national honor, being named Wheaton World Wide Moving’s Agent of the Month for September. The recognition marks the ...

RR track maintenance, culvert work to impact traffic flow

ISHPEMING — A pair of projects is expected to impact traffic flow in their respective locations in the coming days. In Marquette County, the Mineral Range Railroad will be closing Marquette County Road PE (the entrance to the Tilden Mine) at its intersection with Marquette County Road 476, as well as Marquette County Road PAN at its intersection with Marquette County Road PE, beginning at 11 a.m. on Monday, Oct. 12. The Mineral Range Railroad is a shortline railroad operating in the Upper Peninsula. Headquartered in Ishpeming, it operates about 17 miles of track in Marquette County, ...

$5.2M federal grant supports U.P. Nickel exploration in Baraga Basin

EDITOR'S NOTE: Information for this Upper Peninsula business review was produced by InvestUP, a private-sector-led regional economic development organization. MARQUETTE — Trans Superior Resources, a Michigan-based subsidiary for Bitterroot Resources Ltd, has received $5.2 million in U.S. Department of War funding, available through the Defense Production Act Title II program, to advance high-grade nickel and copper exploration at the LM Property in the Baraga Basin. The funding will help Trans Superior Resources with exploratory drilling, geophysical and geochemical surveys, ...

$5.2M federal grant supports U.P. nickel exploration in Baraga Basin

EDITOR'S NOTE: The information for this regional business review was prepared by InvestUP, a private sector-led, non-profit economic development organization based in Marquette. MARQUETTE — Trans Superior Resources, a Michigan-based subsidiary for Bitterroot Resources Ltd., has received ...

Local divers, KBIC team up to remove discarded tires from Huron Islands

HURON ISLANDS — A partnership between local volunteer divers and the Keweenaw Bay Indian Community Fisheries Department is helping clear discarded tires and other debris from the waters surrounding the . The Huron Islands are part of the Huron National Wildlife Refuge, which is managed by ...

Appointments to state boards, commissions made

MARQUETTE — An Upper Peninsula resident has been appointed to a key state commission by Gov. Gretchen Whitmer. At the same time, Whitmer named a member of the Michigan Tech University Board of Trustees. The appointees include: • Natural Resources Commission  George Lindquist, of Negaunee, is retired and a past president of Michigan United Conservation Clubs. Lindquist is a member of UP Whitetails of Marquette County, the Big Bay Sportsmen’s Club and the UP Sportsmen’s Alliance. Lindquist previously served on the Lake Superior Citizens Advisory Council, the West UP Citizen’s ...