Entrepreneurship

The Yooper Dog is among the most popular of the 12 varieties.

One couple’s dream: Yooper Dogz

A couple opens an eatery in Menominee's Broadway District, realizing a long-held dream to create gourmet-style hot dogs.

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The State Savings Bank in downtown Marquette.
Paving the way for new Marquette development

“As a homeowner a few blocks from the site, I’m thrilled to see this magnificent, historic building anchoring such an important development in the heart of Marquette’s downtown,” said David Allen, chair of the Marquette Brownfield Redevelopment Authority.

Return North: Career fair hopes to lure workers to the U.P.

Annual career fair strives to attract alumni, former residents and anyone interested in living and working in the rural U.P.

Northwoods Test Kitchen is located within Beam + Barrell in Marquette.
Barrel + Beam brewery and event venue adds new deli and shared-use kitchen in Marquette

“This is about adding more tools that help make it easier for folks to be able to celebrate here and get together and gather,” says Alex Palzewicz, Events and Taproom Manager.

Jean Holthaus
Technology helps bridge the gap in mental health services in the U.P. and rural Michigan

Mental health providers are looking at the potential of telehealth -- meeting with patients by videoconference on computer or phone -- to increase access to mental health services, especially in rural areas where those services are limited.

Agritourism is flourishing at farms in the U.P and lower Michigan

Farms across rural Michigan are sprouting new activities -- corn mazes, haunted barns and more -- to attract new customers and grow their businesses.

Early on in the redevelopment phase of the new WZMQ-TV studio.
WZMQ-TV broadcasts from its new home in downtown Marquette

“[The owners] thought it was really important that we’d be the only downtown television station in Marquette. They also liked the idea of taking an old building and rehabbing it,” says Brian Trauring, executive vice president for Lilly Broadcasting.  

Blackrocks Brewing in Marquette.
Craft beer business continues to grow in U.P.

The number of breweries continues to grow in the U.P., appeasing locals and  travelers alike. 

Mixed-use libraries are becoming co-working spaces

Libraries that serve both schools and the public are becoming popular co-working spaces across rural Michigan.

The 2021 Operation Action U.P. Excellence Awards.
Nomination window opens to award the U.P.’s most excellent businesses

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.

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