LANSING – Unemployment in the Upper Peninsula increased in July to 6.2 percent. The statewide average was 5.4 percent. The department of Management, Technology and Budget says 132,800 were employed in the U.P. in July, down 600 from a year ago and 400 from June.
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MSU Extension offers five field days in U.P. in September
CHATHAM – Five feild days are planned at different locations in the central and western U.P. for farmers and others interested in soil productivity, improved crop production, pasture management and additional topics including robotic milkers and fall calving for the beef herd.
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OSF Diagnostic Center receives program accreditation
ESCANABA — OSF St. Francis Hospital and Medical Group Adult and Child Sleep Diagnostic Center in Escanaba recently received program accreditation from the American Academy of Sleep Medicine.
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Upper Hand Brewery to expand distribution into Minnesota
ESCANABA – Upper Hand Brewery plans to begin distribution of its beers in Minnesota in early 2017. Minnesota will be the third state where the brewery’s beer will be available. Upper Hand’s current distribution includes the Upper Peninsula and Northern Wisconsin.
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Project Empire addresses economic, social challenges from mine closure
NEGAUNEE – A response team of state agencies will assist communities in western Marquette County as they address economic and social challenges brought by the closing of the Empire Mine, Gov. Rick Snyder said today.
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Snyder touts forest product industry accomplishments at Besse’s
GLADSTONE – Gov. Rick Snyder said the timber industry in Michigan is growing at a faster rate than expected. He was at Besse Forest Products in Gladstone yesterday to announce that they have achieved four of five goals set at a Forest Product Summit in 2013.
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Plan would end White Pine power plant’s SSR payments
LANSING – The Michigan Agency for Energy (MAE) today said it supports a plan by American Transmission Company (ATC) that would eliminate the SSR or system support resource payment for the White Pine electric generator in the Upper Peninsula. These SSR payments to White Pine are projected to cost U.P. ratepayers approximately $7.3 million each year. ATC’s proposal would allow similar reliability to be provided without running the White Pine plant. White Pine is a natural gas plant that is over 60 years old. U.P. ratepayers have been paying SSR payments to keep White Pine Unit 1 operating since 2014.
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Wisconsin Energy overcharged Presque Isle Power Plant customers
LANSING – The administrative law judge presiding over the case at the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) that is examining costs to keep the Presque Isle Power Plant in Marquette running today issued a proposal for decision that agrees with Michigan that the owner of Presque Isle – Wisconsin Energy Corporation – massively overcharged customers for the cost of operating the plant. In his decision, the judge is recommending that ratepayers receive at least $17 million, plus interest, in refunds. “We are pleased that the administrative law judge in this case is recommending what would be a substantial win for
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Forest Service, DNR launch ‘Good Neighbor Authority’ timber projects
GLADSTONE – The U.S. Forest Service (USFS) and Michigan Department of Natural Resources (DNR) announced today that the two agencies are completing another step toward implementation of the Good Neighbor Authority in the state. The parties are signing two Supplemental Project Agreements (SPAs) for timber sale work on the Hiawatha and Ottawa National Forests in the U.P. The Good Neighbor Authority offers the opportunity to work across jurisdictional boundaries to sustainably manage forest lands by allowing state resources to accomplish work planned on national forest system lands. The projects will maintain and create healthy forest conditions as called for in
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U.P. radio station installs new tower after collapse
ESCANABA – An area radio station is back at full power after its tower collapsed in August. Radio station 104.7 WYKX-FM began broadcasting from a new Sabre 400 foot tower in Cornell at 5 p.m. Tuesday.
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