Palomaki earns promotion at River Valley Bank

It looks like Christian Palomaki will be taking on new responsibilities over at River Valley Bank in Marquette. Palomaki, who has been with the company for several years, was recently […]

A look at the future of iron mining as an industry

Source: The Northwestern

State buys 2200 acres around AuTrain Basin

Source: Detroit Free Press

Ice biking video shows a new side of winter sports

Source: Adventure Journal

For St. Patrick’s Day, some history of the Irish in Michigan

Source: Detroit Free Press

New approach to business: Apps that help in everyday tasks

Remember the days of stacks of business cards and landlines? Smartphone and tablet technology has ushered in a new era of doing business and here are a few apps that help make day-to-day tasks just a little bit easier and more efficient.

Eagle Harbor lighthouse, March 2013
Malone’s Lens: Frozen in time

There's been plenty of snowfall this winter, and the lakeshores across the Upper Peninsula have seen the brunt of it. Managing photographer Shawn Malone captured this photo of a lighthouse--a moment frozen in time.

buying local foods
Local food in local mouths: U.P. food hubs to be created

The U.P. Food Exchange is a new community food system being put in place over the next 15 months to establish ways for U.P. farmers to get their products to local buyers.

Sears store opens in Marquette
Jackson National Life Insurance Company hires MTU students to work IT department

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