Thai Express is open in Escanaba.

Thai Express ready to serve you in Escanaba

Thai Express is open in Escanaba and serving up made-to-order cuisine for customers. 

Innovate Marquette wants to transform the U.P.’s entrepreneurial economy

Innovate Marquette is the Upper Peninsula’s third, and newest, SmartZone outpost. With an experienced leader and robust support from NMU, it’s setting in motion an ambitious vision for the region’s economic future.

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New Family Dollar location opens in Gwinn

The new location for Family Dollar in Gwinn is now open. 

Need some marketing materials designed?
Upper Peninsula Marketing Department expands

The Upper Peninsula Marketing Department Inc. is expanding to help local businesses with their design needs.

The Connor Sport Court mill is located in Amasa, Michigan. Maple basketball courts played on  under bright lights in big cities come from this rural spot in the Upper Peninsula. (photo courtesy   Nick Jensen/Floline Media)
Diverse trees, diverse products support Michigan’s forestry industry

Michigan's forest industry is building on its checkered past, producing an array of products connecting the Michigan's wilderness economy to its urban centers. But keeping forests healthy is the key.

The new warming hut
New warming hut makes cross-country skiing a little more toasty

There's a new warming hut at Blueberry Ridge cross-country ski trail in Marquette County. 

Where do you do your banking?
mBank expanding with purchase of Wisconsin bank

mBank is expanding thanks to the purchase of a bank group from Wisconsin. 

PC Medic wants to help you keep your data backed up and secure

PC Medic is offering a backup service for clients to help ensure they never lose their information, photos and more. 

Jay Bierlein cutting a log into lengths.
Voices from the woods: Logging for a living in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula

Logging has long been an industry that has been a part of the Upper Peninsula landscape and communities. We take a minute to meet some of the loggers who are out in the woods working no matter what the weather brings. 

A new destination for coffee, baked goods now open in Chatham

The Chatham Depot is now open in Alger County, and coffee and a wide variety of baked goods await you. 

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