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Registration open for Copper Shores 10th Anniversary Gala

Copper Shores Community Health Foundation will be hosting a 10th Anniversary Gala on Saturday, May 11, 2024, at the Rozsa Center for the Performing Arts from 5:30 to 11 p.m. Registration is currently open at coppershores.org/gala. In December 2013, the foundation separated from the Portage ...

Copperwood Mine Project grant OK’d

The Michigan Economic Development Corporation on Tuesday announced the Michigan Strategic Fund Board’s approval of a $50 million Strategic Site Readiness Program performance-based grant for Copperwood Resources Inc., a subsidiary of Highland Copper, for the construction of the Copperwood Mine ...

The Last Frontier gift shop closing its doors

COPPER HARBOR — The Last Frontier gift shop is closing its doors permanently in April, and the remaining inventory must be sold. “We’re downsizing,” said Country Village Shops owner Barb Foley, “so I won’t be completely retired. I just won’t be working quite as hard as I have ...

Getting in gear: Velodrome Coffee takes over MTU library cafe

HOUGHTON – Michigan Technological University students grabbing a coffee on their first day back from spring break were treated to a new look, and taste, at the library cafe. Monday was the first day of operations for Velodrome Coffee’s new location at Tech’s library. The cafe had ...

Keweenaw Saunas building on local culture

CHASSELL TOWNSHIP — Saunas are not new to the Upper Peninsula. Introduced to the region by Finnish immigrants in the mid-19th century, particularly for use in rural homesteads, the sauna has been an integral element of Finnish life and culture for centuries. To the Finns, the sauna was much ...

Tech grad promoted to post at Michigan SBDC

GRAND RAPIDS, MI ­— The Michigan Small Business Development Center recently promoted Daniel Yoder to the position of Upper Peninsula Associate Regional Director. Yoder joined the Michigan SBDC in 2019 as a Senior Business Consultant. In his new role, Yoder will continue to serve small and ...