Grocer ALDI has come to Escanaba.

National retail, hospitality chains move into the U.P.

Big new stores and hotels combine with new small businesses to paint a holistic economic picture for the U.P. this holiday season.

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.

Drone Services of Kalkaska was Northern Initiatives' 1000th business loan.
Movers and shakers make new growth happen for the U.P.

Behind the scenes of the small business picture are loans, grants, and expansions.

Iron Bay Restaurant and Drinkery.
The U.P. has innovators in both science and business

It's always amazing to hear the success stories of big thinkers, small business owners, and innovators from the Upper Peninsula. That's what we've got in store for this week.

Veridea Group is building the Residences at Harbor Vista.
Marquette keeps building with new growth

This week's roundup of economic growth and what's driving it, from all over the U.P.

Lyft is coming to the U.P.
August’s business growth news around the U.P.

As summer comes to a close, innovation is taking a few steps forward with new growth across various sectors of business in the Upper Peninsula. From large employers like hospitals and universities to the gig economy, the diversification of the U.P. economy continues to impress.

The Kobra Kai at DIGS Gastropub in Marquette.
Fall is the season of new businesses in downtown Marquette

Marquette is alive with a variety of new businesses in its downtown area. Once-empty buildings are now bright, offering everything from freshly roasted coffee to interior design service.

Dia de los Tacos ready to find a permanent home?

Will Dia de los Tacos be putting the truck in park and finding a brick-and-mortar location in Marquette? 

2 new businesses headed to old Forsberg Flowers building in Marquette

There will be two new businesses occupying the old Third Street location. 

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