How do you house hundreds of workers coming to Sault Ste. Marie for a major expansion project at the Soo Locks? Chippewa County found a solution. A turn-key, mobile housing development outside of Sault Ste. Marie provides accommodations and other amenities for workers.
The Michigan Center for Rural Health offers scholarships to train prospective emergency medical service paramedics across the state. The shortage of EMS staffing is especially acute in areas of rural Michigan.
Across the Great Lakes basin scientists and planners are pivoting to re-examine alternative drainage systems and to address barriers — including obsolete data — that may stand in the way of innovative, sustainable green designs that could help alleviate flooding.
Ten years ago this month, the U.P. Food Exchange formed as an agricultural hub to connect local and varied food projects in the Upper Penisula. The U.P. Food Exchange has been working to improve access to local food and educate consumers, businesses and farmers about the importance of a healthy local food system.
Beauty abounds on the Keweenaw Peninsula and a coalition of community organizations is working to make recreation and historic sites accessible to everyone, residents and tourists alike.
Construction on a 10,000-square-foot Marine Technology Center will begin in the summer. The $3.8 million project will double the school’s size and eventually quadruple its enrollment capacity.
Ironwood is among the many communities working to improve their cores to attract new residents, businesses and tourists.
The new 20,000-square-foot building will provide badly needed space for business and administrative offices. Groundbreaking is scheduled for June, with completion of expected in 2024.
Sault Ste. Marie has been awarded a $2 million grant to upgrade and expand the International 500 snowmobile raceway for use year-round, attracting more events and tourists. “This is an opportunity of a lifetime for us,” says Linda Hoath, executive director of the Sault Ste. Marie Convention and Visitors Bureau.
The Marquette County Childcare Coalition is launching a pilot program this spring to help new home-based childcare providers learn how to start and run a successful business.
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