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The second two-hour closure of the Portage Lake Lift Bridge has been postponed. MDOT had originally scheduled the closures for 2am to 4am earlier this morning and tomorrow morning. But with tomorrow’s forecast showing blistering cold temperatures, MDOT has bumped the date to this Saturday. The contractor for the Michigan …

Good news for startup businesses that recently graduated from the MTEC SmartZone. Former GE Aviation satellite site manager Jason Mack has been hired to serve as vice president of business development. He spent the past 10 years managing the remote, low-cost engineering site, growing it from a small team of …

Speaking of jobs, Michigan Tech students brought their sweat and resumes into the Student Development Center today, prepared to take on a record 242 employers as part of the Spring Career Fair. They spent the past week attending sessions to get ready, doing things like mock interviews and learning how to …

A deal has been struck by WE Energies and Cliffs Natural Resources. Last week, WE Energies had been accused of double-dipping by many organizations, including the governor’s office. Then earlier this week, We Energies said that to protect its other customers, it cannot stop collecting SSR payments without a long-term …

A new limestone mine on state land in the eastern Upper Peninsula is one step closer to becoming a reality. Department of Natural Resources Director Keith Creagh has approved an exchange of mineral rights between the state and Graymont, Incorporated for 17-hundred acres near the Mackinac County town of Rexton. …

Ford Motor Company stopped by the Michigan Tech campus Monday to provide a special donation to the Women in Engineering program. A ceremony was held at the McAllister Welcome Center to celebrate the $10,000 donation to the program. Ford’s Cynthia Hodges was present and she talked about her time at …

A vehicle that was reported stolen on Valentine’s Day in Ishpeming has been recovered. Troopers from the Michigan State Police at the Calumet Post say they observed a suspicious vehicle parked behind the Holiday gas station in Osceola Township after it was closed. Troopers then discovered four juveniles who had …

Three Copper Country Schools are part of several K-12 environmental education projects that will be receiving special grants totaling $4,000 from the Upper Peninsula Environmental Coalition. Among them is Houghton Middle School which will receive equipment and field trips for water quality research with an eye towards impacts from legacy …

Next week is Engineers Weeks and Michigan Tech’s Great Lakes Research Center is holding a special event this Saturday for girls who are interested in engineering. The deadline to register is this Thursday and will be limited to the first 40 girls who sign up. For more information, call 487-3341 …

Calumet High School and Aspirus are partnering for the 5th annual Mass-A-Cure benefit for cancer care this week. Funds were raised during last night’s girls basketball game versus Houghton and will continue tonight as the boys hockey team will face Houghton. There will be a jersey silent auction taking place, …