Western Region

UPside of Life: Finnish squeaky cheese is a Yooper treat

Take a quick bite and you'll learn immediately why Finnish squeaky cheese--also called juustoa--earned its name. But beyond the noise it makes against your teeth, the main reason to sit down and enjoy a slice of this Yooper treat is because is just tastes so darn good.

Tech researcher finds way to grow plants on copper-poisoned soils
Lansing to U.P. flights may be in the future

Source: Lansing State Journal

Yooper Steez: 9,000 Year-old tool discovered in Hermansville

A 9,000-year-old tool was discovered by researchers in Delta County not too long ago, as noted in this post that originally appeared on Yooper Steez. How much you want to bet it was used for either cutting venison or making pasties?

Not your grandmother’s milk–Well, yeah, it kind of is

Tracy and Terry DeBacker are combining generations of dairy experience with the local-food trend to succeed in a family dairy business in the western Upper Peninsula. That cream-top milk you've been seeing in the grocery store? These are the people that make it, and how they do it.

What’s Working in Cities: CreateHere in Chattanooga

What's Working in Cities is a new monthly series in which we take a closer look at people and organizations transforming neighborhoods and driving change in urban areas across the country. What works in Portland, Austin, or Chattanooga will probably work here, too, in some form or another. Let us know what you think.

Fourteen Michigan communities receive grants for advanced lighting technology
Ford IT finds success insourcing jobs to talented Michigan Tech students
Lasalletech announces a new, free mobile dictionary for the FIX community
New blood test eases pain and eliminates wait time at Portage Health

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