The people and places behind innovation and jobs are where we can really take the pulse of statewide recovery. Take a look inside at case studies in three cities that put a human face on community engagement and economic growth.
According to general manager Matt Gougeon of the Marquette Food Co-op, Marquette is the perfect community for a cooperative business model because of the "do-it-yourself, self-help, yet collaborative nature of Upper Peninsula people." Lucy Hough reports.
New Sault Ste. Marie chamber of commerce director Allan Case faces the challenge of helping businesses grow in the oldest city in the U.P. Writer Neil Moran had a chat with Case recently to talk about his plans for the Soo's future.
Twelve years ago, advances in technology allowed Chicago meteorologist John Dee to make his dream of moving to "Snow Central"--the Keweenaw Peninsula--come true. Upper Peninsula Second Wave writer Kurt Mensching talks snow, the U.P. and the tricky business of foretelling its weather with Dee.
The U.P., and, for that matter, most of northern Michigan, got hit by quite the record-breaking snowstorm this week. Editor Sam Eggleston ponders the mercurial nature of winter in the U.P.
Just about the time the "great recession" started in 2008, the small town of Pickford, in the eastern Upper Peninsula, was experiencing a revival of sorts. Writer Neil Moran explores how they did it then, and continue to do it now.
While a future that includes a college education is a given for some high school students, the Marquette-Alger College Access Network is developing an initiative that will encourage all area students to seek education beyond the high school classroom. It's part of a larger statewide plan to help more Michigan students attend, and succeed in, college.
In late 2011, Sault Ste. Marie replaced its downtown development director with an Upper Peninsula native who has big city experience. Will this mean more growth for this historic city? Second Wave's Neil Moran sat down and talked with the new DDA helmsman.
It’s not just the sheer number of fans of Joe’s Cakes that is growing. After starting in 2008, the company now produces 30 cakes a day and makes desserts for 72 weddings a year. Lucy Hough took a few moments to find out just what makes Joe Heck rise to the challenge.
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