CALUMET — Ketchup or gravy? Traditional or a variant? One eaten leisurely, or four consumed in battle? Saturday’s Pasty Fest didn’t provide definitive answers, but it united thousands in celebration of the Cornish delicacy. This was the 18th year for the festival, put on annually by ...
HOUGHTON — As recent legislation has provided a boost to efforts to boost American electronics manufacturing, companies are facing another hurdle: finding workers. About 50 people from government agencies including the Department of Defense, Michigan Technological University and Calumet ...
OMAHA, Neb. — Warren Buffett’s company bet more on high-tech darling Apple and e-commerce giant Amazon during the second quarter, while also investing billions in old-school oil producers Occidental Petroleum and Chevron. Berkshire Hathaway detailed all its second-quarter investments Monday in a new filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Wall Street follows Berkshire’s investments closely because of Buffett’s remarkably successful track record over the decades. Berkshire had already disclosed its biggest move in the quarter — investing $1.4 billion in oil ...
Stocks on Wall Street recovered from early losses and turned higher in afternoon trading Monday as investors remain focused on the economy and on several updates from retailers this week. The S&P 500 rose 0.3% as of 2:08 p.m. Eastern. The benchmark index has risen for four straight weeks and is up 13% so far in the third quarter, although it’s still lower for the year. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 130 points, or 0.4%, to 33,891 and the Nasdaq rose 0.4%. Smaller company stocks fell slightly, nudging the Russell 2000 index 0.2% lower. All but two of the 11 sectors in the S&P ...
L’ANSE — Baraga County Memorial Health has two new programs to respond to emergency room patients with potential psychiatric problems. An increasing number of patients with behavioral health needs have been coming to the emergency room, hospital Chief Executive Officer Rob Stowe told the Baraga County Board Monday night. One recent addition is the “sitter” program. When a physician declares it necessary, a BCMH employee will come to sit with a behavioral patient. The sitter would notify staff if the patient tries to leave or becomes a threat to themself or ...
HOUGHTON — Erica Payne and Jacob Spear are experienced attorneys with a connection to the Copper Country. Spear graduated from Michigan Tech in 2012, while Payne completed her undergraduate degree at Finlandia University. In January, Payne and Spear joined forces to launch Heirloom Law ...
