NEGAUNEE — The Negaunee Public Library will offer a birdhouse craft night at 5 p.m. Monday, May 11. Crafters will paint and decorate birdhouses. This event is free, participants ages 10 and up are welcome and registration is required. For more information or to register, visit the library's Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/NegauneePublicLibrary/ or call 906-475-7700, extension 18.
NEGAUNEE — According to Negaunee city officials, the sanitary sewer overflow for the Tracy Mine lift station ended as of 7:40 a.m. Wednesday.
MARQUETTE — The Michigan Municipal League brought its Local Economies initiative to several Central Upper Peninsula communities last week, with visits to Forsyth Township, Ishpeming, Gladstone, Manistique and Marquette. Backed by the Michigan Economic Development Corporation, the Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Foundation and the Michigan Municipal League Foundation, the program helps smaller communities better support microbusinesses and entrepreneurs by strengthening local networks and improving access to capital and other valuable resources. The visit was made possible with support from the ...
IRON MOUNTAIN — This summer, the Dickinson-Iron Intermediate School District Technology Center will begin a $6.4 million renovation, with most of the work scheduled across two construction seasons. The project will modernize the nearly 50-year-old facility through updated classrooms, a new HVAC system, roof replacement, added insulation, improved security, a fire suppression system and redesigned student spaces that better support learning experiences. The work will make the building more efficient, safer and better aligned with the state-of-the-art equipment already used in programs ...
MARQUETTE — Save the date for the next Upper Peninsula Economic Development Alliance meeting on May 14. The meeting will bring together mining industry leaders, housing advocates and policy experts from across the Upper Peninsula for a virtual conversation on two pressing regional issues: housing and mining. Join UP Michigan Works! InvestUP and other local partners for the virtual meeting that will provide updates on the effects that the housing and mining industry have on community growth, workforce needs and economic opportunity across the region. The meeting is a great ...
MARQUETTE — New U.S. Census estimates show several Upper Peninsula counties posted population gains between 2021 and 2025, with Luce County seeing the largest percentage increase and Houghton, Iron, Keweenaw, Mackinac, Marquette and Schoolcraft counties also edging upward. Demographers say more affordable housing, remote work attraction and the U.P.’s natural assets are helping drive recent migration trends. Regional leaders also point to internship retention, startup growth and new housing developments as additional pieces of the response. The recent growth gives the region ...