Central Region

Team Wireless storefront.

Team Wireless to take over former Arby’s in Escanaba

As you may have already heard, the end of Arby’s in Escanaba has come. Roast beef, it seems, must give away to bigger and better things.  That prime real estate, […]

Who needs a trim?
New salon opens in Ishpeming
Local school districts partner with NMU to form middle college

Source: ABC 5 & 10

A view of the Michigan Iron Industry Museum's interior.
Iron mining museum to be upgraded

Source: The Detroit Free Press

Tasty bite to eat at Andrew Sear's Paladino's Cafe.
New cafe owner has big ideas for U.P. culinary scene

More than a decade in the restaurant business has taught Andrew Sear a few things, and his first solo venture--Paladino's, in the basement of Peter White Public Library in Marquette--gives him a platform to share them with U.P. foodies.

Michigan's Children
Long-time children’s advocate embraces new role

As Matt Gillard takes the helm of Michigan’s Children, a statewide, nonpartisan advocacy group, he plans to move children’s issues up the priority list for elected officials. 

906 Technology's Lee Francisco.
906 Technologies taking the mobile app world by storm

906 Technologies in Marquette is a small company that has achieved large success in a relatively short time--and one you'll definitely want to keep your eye on.

Some of the U.P.'s newest doctors.
MGH hires two new doctors from its recent class of residents
Michigan DEQ director Dan Wyant.
Q&A with Dan Wyant, Director of the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality

Dan Wyant, director of the MDEQ, sat down and had a chat about the Clean Air Act and carbon emissions. See what he had to say. 

Ready to grab something to eat?
Root 41 opens in Beaver Grove

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