Western Region

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

Source: Detroit Free Press

Two new sales directors as Besse Forest Products
Houghton researcher makes food safety advancement
Invasive species may be to blame for loon deaths

Source: Traverse City Record-Eagle

Jackson National Life Insurance Company hires MTU students to work IT department
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.

Brockway Mountain acquired by township

Source: The Republic of Columbus

Statewide trail system to be discussed

Source: Detroit Free Press

Author spurs tongue-in-cheek effort to name a state slug

Source: News-Leader, Springfield, Missouri

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