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One of the elements of the recent deal to stop huge electric rate increases across the U.P. is now in place. The Cloverland Electric Co-Op, out of the eastern U.P., says Cliffs Natural Resources is once again buying power for the Empire and Tilden Mines from Marquette’s Presque Isle Power …

White Pine Copper, LLC, a subsidiary of Canadian company Highland Copper, is on its way to finding out more about the potential for mining copper near the site of the former White Pine mine. An experienced, multi-disciplinary staff gathered at the site in 2014 to undertake the pre-feasibility study required …

A special program is underway at Little Brothers-Friends of the Elderly. Through a grant from the Keweenaw Community Foundation’s Portage Community Health Endowment, Little Brothers has launched its “Serve It Up Safely” food safety program. Program Director Carol Korpela says with all the meals they prepare, it was necessary to …

A business website thinks very highly of Michigan Tech graduates. Business Insider gave high marks to MTU for the salaries of its graduates by midcareer, ranking Tech alums 15th with an average midcareer salary of $94,700. The website also reports that Michigan Tech grads have the 10th-highest starting salary in …

A promotion has occurred at UP Health Systems. Victor Harrington, who had served as the Marketing Director at UP Health System Portage, will be promoted to the same position for entire UP Health System region. In this role, Harrington will oversee and support existing marketing and business development initiatives at …

Troopers from the Michigan State Police Calumet Post were called to a snowmobile trail early Sunday morning after receiving a broken up 911 call. Upon arriving on the scene, Troopers found two males in a car stuck in the snow. Police say that both males were highly intoxicated. They had …

Entrepreneurs in the technology industry are on the rise in Michigan. According to report from the Michigan Economic Development Corporation, the number of tech start-up companies have more than tripled over the past four years. The 2014 Metrics Report indicated that 248 new tech companies were created in Michigan last …

February is American Heart Month, and to celebrate, UP Health System – Portage is offering a free cholesterol screening and presentation. The screening is by appointment Thursday and Friday Feb. 19-20 and the presentation will be Monday Feb. 23. The free screening incorporates a blood screening that will include a …

Scholarship opportunities are available for youth who are interested in learning more about the Finnish culture at a special language camp. Located in Bemidji, Minnesota, Salolampi Language Village offers one-, two- and four-week sessions in which youth are immersed in Finnish language and culture. Several scholarships are only available to …

We have reached the midpoint of winter, thanks to a great day of festivities this weekend. With the weather cooperating much better than last year, a great crowd showed up this past Saturday for Heikienpaiva. Finnish Theme Committee member Jim Kurtii says the event gets bigger every year. Olli-pekka Malinen …