ESCANABA – We Energies will not be selling the Presque Isle Power Plant in Marquette to UPPCO as planned under an energy agreement announced in January. Instead the Wisconsin company will operate the plant until its expected closure in 2020. The deal was announced Friday by Gov. Rick Snyder.
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Hannahville Indian Community hosts Gov. Snyder in economic roundtable
HARRIS – Gov. Rick Snyder attended an economic roundtable Thursday at the Island Resort & Casino that was sponsored by the Hannahville Indian Community.
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Upper Peninsula job providers, talent development leaders honored at statewide Prosperity Awards
LANSING — Upper Peninsula hiring and employment successes were among those celebrated recently by the Michigan Works! Association at the First Annual Prosperity Awards.
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Operation Action U.P. to celebrate 50 years
MARQUETTE – Each year, the members of Operation Action U.P. (OAUP) and the business community from across Michigan’s Upper Peninsula gather to celebrate the accomplishments of businesses and share in their success. The OAUP 50th Anniversary Annual meeting will take place on January 21 in the Great Lakes Rooms of the University Center at Northern Michigan University.
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SmartZone business accelerator offers startup place
SAULT STE. MARIE – The new Sault Ste. Marie SmartZone business accelerator building provides start up space to help entrepreneurs learn about and select manufacturing and business methods appropriate for their ventures, and to build initial production runs before moving into a facility such as the EDC’s Industrial Incubator, which houses new businesses as they get a foothold in the community.
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