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Press Releases

Friends of the Michigan Tech Library annual meeting and lecture

HOUGHTON — The Friends of the Michigan Tech Library will hold its Annual Meeting via Zoom on Oct. 21, featuring Faith Morrison speaking on her book "Uncertainty Analysis for Engineers and Scientists (Cambridge University Press, 2021)." Morrison will discuss the inherent levels of uncertainty ...

AG Nessel provides update on three public integrity cases

LANSING – Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel is announcing the outcomes of three public integrity investigations, which resulted in charges in one of the cases involving law enforcement in Isabella County and clearing two of any criminal wrongdoing. The cases were reviewed and evaluated ...

Gov. Whitmer to reinstate prevailing wage for state construction projects

LANSING — Today, Governor Gretchen Whitmer announced that the State of Michigan will require state contractors and subcontractors to pay prevailing wage for construction projects. The move reinstates the prevailing wage requirement, which was repealed in June 2018, and ensures that any ...

Research talk at Michigan Tech Library

HOUGHTON — Michigan Technological University’s Van Pelt and Opie Library will be hosting a special talk by local researcher John Haeussler in the East Reading Room on Oct. 14 at 6 p.m. In his presentation, Haeussler will share his research on and photographs of local hockey players who made ...

$250,000 in grants available to small businesses to protect workers

LANSING — Michigan small businesses with 250 employees or less can now apply for a Michigan Occupational Safety and Health Administration (MIOSHA) matching grant up to $5,000 to make improvements to their workplace safety and health. “To supplement the great economic development work our ...

Houghton and Hancock to become International Cities of Peace

On Tuesday, Oct. 12, Houghton and Hancock will become International Cities of Peace according to an announcement shared by Keweenaw Faiths United which spearheaded the application with the support of both cities and their Rotary Clubs, along with endorsements from many residents. The ...