Among the success stories of Great Lakes Boat Building School in Cedarville is the nearly 100 percent placement of graduates in various marine careers the past several years. A surge in recreational boating in Michigan and across the country is helping graduates find jobs and underscores the importance of the small but growing school.
A new photography studio is opening in Munising.
New additions to the Upper Peninsula business community continue to arrive this winter.
Manistique's mBank is adding 7 new lower Michigan locations and promoting several into leadership roles.
Three new pizza places are enriching the U.P food scene this winter with recent openings.
The New Year always brings with it a new list of banished words from LSSU -- here's what to avoid saying in 2018.
The year 2017 wouldn't be complete without a few more bright ideas for small businesses opening up across the Upper Peninsula. From sustainable bread to repurposed furniture, U.P. entrepreneurs are finding their economic niches.
Sometimes, December can mean slow business in the U.P., but things aren't looking that way this year as holiday shoppers crowd stores, and new businesses are opening even this wintery month.
From deep dish pizza to new and innovative research, the U.P. is always moving forward.
Big new stores and hotels combine with new small businesses to paint a holistic economic picture for the U.P. this holiday season.
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