LeClaire GeoServices lands service agreement with UPPCO

It’s always nice to land that first, big client, and that’s exactly what LeClaire GeoServices in Houghton just did with a service agreement with the Upper Peninsula Power Company.    […]

Local company invents new brake system

While many try to consciously buy many products they use on a daily basis from local companies, buying brake systems locally may not have crossed many people's minds. But it's completely possible in the U.P. thanks to a Hancock-based company.

Kurt Mensching
The 15-foot commute: Working from home in the Upper Peninsula

Living in a rural or remote area doesn't mean you can't work from home, or telecommute, to a job in your chosen field.  In fact, a home-based job can give some folks the freedom to live wherever they want--and if that's the case, like it is for the telecommuters we talked to, why not live in the beautiful Upper Peninsula?

Downtown Marquette lights
Wishing our readers a happy holiday season

The holidays are right around the corner, and that means some time off for Upper Peninsula Second Wave. We'll be back in your inbox in January with more great features and news about jobs, small business, growth, innovation and more.   

Marquette-Delta economic district approved by legislature

Source: Escanaba Daily Press 

How to turn left in the U.P. in winter video is a hit

Source: Huffington Post 

Mackinac Bridge tolls will stay the same for one more year

Source: Michigan Department of Transportation 

U.P. native survives week stranded on Alaska river

Source: Las Vegas Review-Journal 

LifePoint forms new affiliations with U.P. hospitals

Source: Health Leaders Media 

Latest Jim Harrison novel reviewed in LA Times

Source: Los Angeles Times 

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