“I firmly believe that public art brings the community together and it brings economic growth to an area. And I think that our community recognizes that,” says Mindy Meyers, program director for the Iron Mountain Downtown Development Authority.
“The social district provides new opportunities for more people to come downtown and for us to drive more traffic downtown. That's what we're looking for, for people to come to our businesses,” says Nate Heffron, city manager for Negaunee.
You’ll find that most of these business owners have some of the biggest hearts of anybody, and have a strong focus on their local communities and have made a significant impact,” says Rich Tegge, co-chair of Operation Action U.P.
"After a rigorous interview and community engagement process, Dr. Brock Tessman rose to the top as the clear choice for the next NMU president,” says NMU Board Chair Steve Young.
“UP Michigan Works! will help facilitate a smooth transition back to the Upper Peninsula, so people can settle in and enjoy all the amenities that a U.P. lifestyle offers while contributing to the growth of a vibrant economy,” says Bill Raymond, CEO of Upper Peninsula Michigan Works!
"With our students, we've had 100 percent job placement over the last six years,” says Thomas Coates, director of development for GLBBS.
“We want to see our students use their hands for physical engineering, and that happens in measurement,” says Rachel Store, Michigan Tech research engineer and head of the Nucor Metrology Center. “The students will take data to document their product performance, all while better understanding their product quality through metrics.”
“We’re excited to see this project moving into the final stages, because everyone has put in a lot of time and effort to get it right for the community and for our customers,” says Lori Burford, DNR shooting range specialist.
A restaurant in the Eastern Upper Peninsula is getting new life. Seney Crossing is in the rural community’s multipurpose building, which includes the local post office, an abandoned bank and space for a general store and commercial bakery.
The Ironwood Daily Globe, a newspaper based out of Ironwood, is dropping from a daily to a weekly. Since it will no longer be a daily newspaper, the publication will be called The Globe.
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