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Iron Mountain trees provide $2.5 million value to community

The trees in Iron Mountain are worth $2.5 million? Yes, at least according to a recent tree inventory done by the Davey Tree Expert Company for the city of Iron […]

Sweet Water Cafe reviewed by Roadfood’s Michael Stern

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Michigan Manufacturing Technology Center supported with funding
KBIC casino to move to old airport site

Source: Indian Country

New book from NMU explores Native experience
McMillan mushers offer the call of the wild

Friends and family may have thought they were crazy, but mushers Ed and Tasha Stielstra saw a successful dog sledding kennel where others saw the middle of nowhere. Second Wave's Kurt Mensching took a trip to McMillan to talk to the Stielstras about their business, their dogs and the fun that goes with it.

Third Street Bagel has new look after renovations
Winning is important

It's never easy to know how well your idea for a great business holds up until you take the time to present it to people who know the ins and outs of the entrepreneurial world. Your chance to do that is now, as David Saint-Onge explains, with The Edge--an Upper Peninsula business plan competition.

And then it was over: A look back at 2011

It's hard to believe that 2011 is virtually behind us already. Here at Upper Peninsula Second Wave, we've been looking back over the past 12 months and the people we've met, the places we've been and the stories we've told. We wanted to share some of our favorites with you as we say farewell to 2011 and begin to look ahead to 2012.

Snyder names Iron Mountain man to Talent Investment Board

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