Entrepreneurship

A portabella mushroom burger is one of the menu items at Andy's Diner in Escanaba.

Andy’s Diner opens in Escanaba

A new diner in downtown Escanaba is offering up classic American fare with a chef's twist on the menu. 

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Mama Cow's Ice Cream in Chatham.
New ice cream store opens in Alger County

A new ice cream store, Mama Cow's, is open in Chatham.

A new physician has joined the staff.
Dickinson County Health System hires new internist

A new physician is accepting primary care and other patients in Iron Mountain.

The owners of CrossFit 906.
CrossFit 906 cuts ribbon on new place

CrossFit 906 has a new home in Ishpeming.

Gator Bar being installed in concrete.
Neuvokas will expand in Keweenaw

A Keweenaw manufacturer will expand with the help of a road grant. 

Java Bay Coffee Shop
Java Bay holds grand opening in Marquette

A L'Anse coffee shop has opened a location in Marquette. 

Aaron Payment of the Sault Tribe.
Sault Tribe chair named to national council

Sault Tribe chairperson Aaron Payment will serve on an advisory council appointed by President Obama.

Welding is among the needed skilled trades jobs.
Bay College opens new welding center in Kingsford

Career education is getting a boost in skilled trades, especially welding, with a new center from Bay College.

Char's Cafe in Bruce Crossing.
Char’s Cafe offers good eats in Bruce Crossing

Sometimes, when a place has one of those old "EAT" signs, it's a sign you shouldn't. That is happily not the case at Char's Cafe in Bruce Crossing, which reviewer Small Town Girl Foodie World says is actually awesome.

Chris Gethers brews a new batch at Pictured Rocks Brewing.
Telling a new story at Pictured Rocks Brewing

This piece from Marquette Magazine explores what it took for a craft brewer to start up a new partnership in Munising with a local pub.

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