Central Region

Bay College will be part of Career Jump Start program

Bay College in Escanaba is going to be one of ten Michigan community colleges that will be part of the Career Jump Start Program, designed to link students with career […]

Great Lakes Clothing Company produces new line of Upper Peninsula-based shirts
LeClaire GeoServices lands service agreement with UPPCO
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 

U.P. native survives week stranded on Alaska river

Source: Las Vegas Review-Journal 

Recreation areas in U.P. may get $3 million from state for development

Source: UpperMichigansSource.com

Good Earth Salon holds ribbon cutting

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