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Long-vacant building to be redeveloped in downtown Houghton

“We look forward to bringing high quality residential housing and increased retail activity to an already vibrant block of Shelden Ave,” says Sisu Ventures co-owner Brendan Jacques.

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A men's salon is now open in Houghton.
The latest in new businesses around the U.P.

New additions to the Upper Peninsula business community continue to arrive this winter.

The reverse of the new Pictured Rocks quarter.
Pictured Rocks honored on new quarter

The latest scenic quarter from the U.S. Mint features the Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore.

North of Chicago promises deep dish pizza in the Sault.
It’s pizza season: Three new pizza places open

Three new pizza places are enriching the U.P food scene this winter with recent openings. 

Dan Schetter taking advantage of some big surf in April, Lake Superior Marquette
The U.P. is famous, at least on the Internet this month

One of the Upper Peninsula's charms is its out-of-the-wayness, its isolation and its completely unique mix of culture, food, recreation, lifestyle and history. 2018 so far has seen various aspects of that character getting national social media attention, however.

Forget Me Not is now open in Sault Ste. Marie.
Entrepreneurs find success meeting niche demands

The year 2017 wouldn't be complete without a few more bright ideas for small businesses opening up across the Upper Peninsula. From sustainable bread to repurposed furniture, U.P. entrepreneurs are finding their economic niches.

U.P. General Contracting held a ribbon cutting in downtown Marquette.
Winter brings good business news to the U.P.

Sometimes, December can mean slow business in the U.P., but things aren't looking that way this year as holiday shoppers crowd stores, and new businesses are opening even this wintery month. 

North of Chicago promises deep dish pizza in the Sault.
U.P. economy steams ahead to the holidays

From deep dish pizza to new and innovative research, the U.P. is always moving forward.

A view of Lake Superior along the Keweenaw Point Trail, near High Rock Bay.
New stores, new trails add to U.P. development

Development takes many forms, whether that's a brand-new specialty retail shop or the opening of a new non-motorized trail that helps connect parts of the U.P.

Sky Sushi is now open in Houghton.
New businesses open doors in Marquette and Houghton

New storefronts are opening for the fall, including a photography studio, a sushi restaurant and a masonry business.

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