The City of Houghton is pleased with the job City Manager Eric Waara has been doing.  So much so, they gave him a raise following a very favorable review of the manager’s first year. Mayor Pro-Tem Robert Megowen said Waara has done well filling the shoes of long-time city manager …

For many children in the Copper Country, the meal they get at school is the only one they get for the day. So, when there is no school, such as on weekends and holidays, those children simply go hungry. With 9 days off coming up for Spring Break, 31 Backpacks …

Michigan Works!, Finlandia University, and The Finlandia CEO Club will be hosting the second annual Keweenaw Job Fair in a little under two weeks. The job fair will be held at the Finnish American Heritage Center in Hancock on Tuesday, April 7th from 11am to 2pm. The fair will feature regional …

SmartStart, MTEC SmartZone’s entrepreneurial coaching program, continues to create local jobs by launching high-tech startups. Life Cycle Solutions, LLC, and PublicWorksTraining.com are the most recent graduates of SmartStart. They join other growing companies enjoying the benefits of MTEC SmartZone, which provides access to affordable office space, business counseling, networking, and …

State Representative John Kivela and State Senator Tom Casperson say they are pleased with the Michigan Strategic Fund Board decision to give final approval to the Superior Trade Zone Next Michigan Development Corporation. The creation of the Next Michigan Zone was approved when Governor Rick Snyder signed into law in 2013 bills introduced by …

Fourteen people are under arrest in the city of Escanaba for Felony Delivery of Buprenorphine. The arrests Wednesday came after multiple investigations conducted by The Upper Peninsula Substance Enforcement Team into the sale and distribution of Buprenorphine. Three other people were arrested on charges unrelated to the investigations. Names of …

The Great Lakes shipping season officially started Wednesday morning at the Soo Locks in Sault Ste. Marie. Lockmaster Jason Wojnaroski says the Edwin H. Gott, a 1,004-foot freighter, was the first ship to enter the Poe Lock at 11:05 a.m. It was followed by the Roger Blough also going upbound …

The fee auto insurers pay, and pass on to its customers, into an insurance fund to cover large claims related to car crashes – is coming down. The Michigan Catastrophic Claims Association says insurers will pay $150 per vehicle for 2015, down from $186 the previous two years. The assessment …

State Representative Scott Dianda wants to ban powdered alcohol in Michigan. Dianda introduced a bill Wednesday to make the sale, distribution and possession of powdered alcohol illegal. Powdered alcohol, which is marketed as Palcohol, is sold in 4×6 packages and creates an alcoholic drink when mixed with water. Dianda says …

Michigan’s unemployment rate in February was the lowest for the state since October 2001. According to the Department of Technology, Management & Budget, the jobless rate fell by four-tenths of a percentage point last month to 5.9 percent. Total employment increased by 13,000 in February, while the number of unemployed …