Western Region

UPside of Life: Re-inventing the snow shovel, and other Yooper ingenuity

It takes special people to live in the U.P. and be happy about the long winter and the short rest of the year--but those who do live here are more than just hardy and determined, they're inventive, too, as UP Second Wave managing editor Sam Eggleston writes.

New Upper Peninsula job portal now online
BOW dates set for February
Michigan Tech graduate student adds expertise to Natl. Geographic article

Source: National Geographic

KBIC casino to move to old airport site

Source: Indian Country

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.

New degree programs approved at Michigan Tech
MTEC SmartZone appoints new CEO
Wisconsin smitten with the mitten

Source: The Chicago Tribune

On your way to opening day

David Saint-Onge is back in this edition of U.P. Second Wave to talk about entrepreneurship and the basic rules for making sure a business is taking the right steps toward being successful and sustainable.

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