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The Michigan Strategic Fund and Michigan Economic Development Corporation award funding to Michigan universities to support the entrepreneurial and innovation ecosystem in Michigan. Yesterday Lieutenant Governor Garlin Gilchrist, with state agencies, announced six universities have partnered to establish the Michigan University Innovation Capital Fund and the Michigan University Innovation Capital …

In recent weeks county and municipal clerks across Michigan are preparing for the state’s upcoming presidential primary election on February 27th. With the upcoming elections, clerks are also preparing for residents to vote absentee following the passage of Proposal 2 in the state in 2022. To help residents understand the …

While students and faculty at Michigan Tech continue through the spring semester, the university has laid out plans for maintenance at the John MacInnes Ice Arena. This spring and summer the university will close the facility for overdue maintenance tasks. The renovation project will begin after spring commencement. With plans …

Moyle Real Estate Development announced last Friday that it has officially purchased the former Jutila Center in Hancock. Moyle has begun to develop partnership plans with existing tenants that will make the building financially viable. As well as has begun to develop ideas for the community asset. Built in 1949 …

During the Keweenaw Bay Indian Community’s Traditional Winter Pow-Wow the Walking Together Finding Common Ground Traveling Exhibit debuted years of tracking down survivors for interviews and research into how the program impacted communities. The Walking Together Traveling Exhibit shares some of the local history Native American tribes endured during the …

Plenty of fun was had over the weekend throughout the Copper Country. Heikinpaiva gatherers started Saturday off filling the Tori Markets. Many local vendors offered unique items and goods for those who stopped in at the Finnish American Heritage Center and Hancock First United Methodist Church. Outside families and friends …

The Big Annie Statue Committee enters into an important step toward erecting a bronze statue of Anna Klobuchar Clemenc. The Big Annie Stateu committee will begin seeking artists to commission design work for the bronze statue. Artists are encouraged to create a unique rendering of Annie that encapsulates her influence …

MTEC SmartZone’s Advanced Materials and Manufacturing Program launches its inaugural accelerator program cohort. The MTEC SmartZone announced today that the Advanced Materials and Manufacturing program will start its first accelerator program cohort to aid innovators and entrepreneurs in the Upper Peninsula. The Advanced Materials and Manufacturing Program seeks to support …

Editor’s Note: The MAFE Heritage Award was received by Houghton County Board Members Debbie and Jim WInquist. Debbie and Jim Winquist have been dedicated volunteers of the Houghton County Fair Board since 2004 when Debbie was first elected. Debbie quickly became very involved taking on roles as the board secretary …

Organizers have been getting geared up for close to a year, and the big weekend will return to Calumet before you know it. CopperDog 2024 will enter the race’s fifteenth year running. Over the years there have been plenty of memories made by race teams, volunteers, and spectators alike. CopperDog …