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Girls&Engin&ParentsFlyerFeb.25.2017 Local middle and high school girls are invited to take part in the Engineering Exploration Day at Michigan Tech’s Great Lakes Research Center. The free event takes place Saturday, February 25th from 10am-1:30pm and is open to girls in grades 7 through 12 and their parents. Participants can try …

The U.P. Wildlife Rehabilitation- Keweenaw Group is a group of volunteers that make up the 501(c)3 not-for-profit association of wildlife rehabbers in the Upper Peninsula. They cover Houghton, Keweenaw, Baraga and Ontonagon counties. Their goal is to rehabilitate injured and orphaned wildlife and return them to the wild whenever possible. …

If someone asks you “Puhutko suomea?” and you don’t know how to respond, or your answer is “Yes, but not very well,” than this semester’s community enrichment classes at Finlandia University’s Finnish American Heritage Center are perfect for you. Among the offerings this year are a pair of Finnish language classes, perfect …

It’s said when life gives you lemons, you make lemonade. At Michigan Technological University, when Mother Natures gives you tons of snow, you play in it. Continuing a tradition that began 95 years ago, Michigan Technological University will hold its annual Winter Carnival this month. This year’s theme is “Snow …

It’s important that residents of any senior living community get out and about to enjoy the area’s many festivals and events. Seniors at Gardenview Assisted Living and Memory Care in Calumet will now be able to ride to those events in a new 12-seat bus the center has just purchased. …

We hear about cyber security it all of the time.  Now many Michigan manufacturers have to comply with new Department of Defense guidelines. Here’s Elliott Forsyth with the Michigan Manufacturing Technology Center. Forsyth says updating cyber security guidelines could take months, while costing manufacturers a few thousand dollars. He says …

U.S. Senator Debbie Stabenow hopes the fifth time will be the charm for her “Bring Jobs Home Act,” being re-introduced in Washington. The Michigan Democrat says the bill is pretty straightforward–it closes loopholes for companies which outsource while rewarding companies that return jobs and business stateside. Despite the simplicity, Stabenow’s …

General Motors CEO Mary Barra called a meeting Friday with President Trump “a constructive discussion on how to support a strong and competitive U.S. economy.” AutoBeat Reporter Jeff Gilbert says the GM CEO is part of a group of business leaders called on to advise the President.

U.S. employers ramped up hiring last month and more Americans began looking for work, a sign that President Donald Trump has inherited a robust job market. More from business editor Murray Feldman. The 227,000 jobs added last month was the most since September and higher than last year’s average monthly …

Governor Rick Snyder, back from a trade mission to Israel, is front and center this week with his new budget recommendations. Lansing Bureau Chief Tim Skubick has a peek at what to expect in the message.