Biogenic Reagents provides jobs, clean energy to the region
An alternative energy company at K.I. Sawyer taps local wood products to produce a clean, cost-effective alternative to coal while adding job opportunities for the Marquette area.
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U.P. manufacturers diversify to meet challenge of the economic downturn
All businesses have ups and downs in their sales and production cycles, but the recession of 2008 left most, but not all, U.P. manufacturers scrambling to stay afloat. Read how several U.P. businesses coped with the downturn and how these companies are doing today.
Museum encourages kids to become young entrepreneurs
Kids have bright business ideas all the time, but they don’t always follow through with creating an enterprise of their own. A program at the U.P. Children’s Museum helps them do that, with training and help to develop their ideas.
Upper Peninsula artists catch Second Wave’s eye at Escanaba show
A variety of artists displayed their artwork at the Bonifas Fine Arts Center's Northern Exposure XIX art show recently. Two of these artists caught our attention for their talent and creativity.
From yurts to shooting to curling, central U.P.’s public places have much to offer this winter
As snow layers the ground across the Upper Peninsula, various public places are seeing the start of their popular winter activities. From tubing, to sleeping in a yurt, the Upper Peninsula has plenty to offer during the winter.
Three Michigan companies help keep state pushing forward in alternative energies
Investments in alternative energy have made Michigan a leader nationwide, but more incentives are needed to continue encouraging growth. Second Wave spoke with state leaders in renewable energy to better understand the field.
Marquette Regional History Center serves as community hub
History is the future at Marquette Regional History Center--and that future relies on the community it serves and is supported by, as it has been through the center's move to a renovated downtown building.
Residents share U.P. beauty with the world on Instagram
The world can see what the U.P. looks like on Instagram, with beautiful pictures taken from throughout the area. Lucy Hough meets some of these people and talks to them about why they like to feature the environment.
Downtown living key piece of the downtown growth puzzle in Manistee
A rush of upper floor housing rehabs in Downtown Manistee laid the groundwork for half a decade of growth. Two new artists, business owners and downtown residents add to the developing, year-round community in Northern Michigan.
The Artists’ Touch: How creatives’ investments in upper floor housing built a neighborhood
There’s something different about the Eastern Market neighborhood of Detroit. It’s evident today in the creative investment happening on Gratiot just north of Russell, where a beautiful Art Deco building is being brought back to life, inside and out. The project continues a trend that began on the same block more than 30 years ago when upper floor housing first made an appearance in the neighborhood. Now, the residents living in Eastern Market make the mixed-use area uniquely vibrant, spurring increased redevelopment.
U.P. manufacturers diversify to meet challenge of the economic downturn
All businesses have ups and downs in their sales and production cycles, but the recession of 2008 left most, but not all, U.P. manufacturers scrambling to stay afloat. Read how several U.P. businesses coped with the downturn and how these companies are doing today.
Museum encourages kids to become young entrepreneurs
Kids have bright business ideas all the time, but they don’t always follow through with creating an enterprise of their own. A program at the U.P. Children’s Museum helps them do that, with training and help to develop their ideas.
Upper Peninsula artists catch Second Wave’s eye at Escanaba show
A variety of artists displayed their artwork at the Bonifas Fine Arts Center's Northern Exposure XIX art show recently. Two of these artists caught our attention for their talent and creativity.
From yurts to shooting to curling, central U.P.’s public places have much to offer this winter
As snow layers the ground across the Upper Peninsula, various public places are seeing the start of their popular winter activities. From tubing, to sleeping in a yurt, the Upper Peninsula has plenty to offer during the winter.
Three Michigan companies help keep state pushing forward in alternative energies
Investments in alternative energy have made Michigan a leader nationwide, but more incentives are needed to continue encouraging growth. Second Wave spoke with state leaders in renewable energy to better understand the field.
Marquette Regional History Center serves as community hub
History is the future at Marquette Regional History Center--and that future relies on the community it serves and is supported by, as it has been through the center's move to a renovated downtown building.
Residents share U.P. beauty with the world on Instagram
The world can see what the U.P. looks like on Instagram, with beautiful pictures taken from throughout the area. Lucy Hough meets some of these people and talks to them about why they like to feature the environment.
Downtown living key piece of the downtown growth puzzle in Manistee
A rush of upper floor housing rehabs in Downtown Manistee laid the groundwork for half a decade of growth. Two new artists, business owners and downtown residents add to the developing, year-round community in Northern Michigan.
The Artists’ Touch: How creatives’ investments in upper floor housing built a neighborhood
There’s something different about the Eastern Market neighborhood of Detroit. It’s evident today in the creative investment happening on Gratiot just north of Russell, where a beautiful Art Deco building is being brought back to life, inside and out. The project continues a trend that began on the same block more than 30 years ago when upper floor housing first made an appearance in the neighborhood. Now, the residents living in Eastern Market make the mixed-use area uniquely vibrant, spurring increased redevelopment.
