Some of the best business partners aren't the ones who ask, “What's in it for us?” They're the ones who ask, “What do you need?” That spirit of partnership earned Delta Fence & Construction the 2026 Business Partner of the Year Award, presented by the U.P. State Fair during the ...
IRON MOUNTAIN -- The Upper Peninsula's not seasonally adjusted unemployment rate fell to 4.3% in September as data from the Michigan Department of Technology, Management and Budget showed 1,000 fewer workers unemployed than in August. "Michigan labor markets showed expected unemployment rate declines during September," said Wayne Rourke, labor market information director for the Michigan Center for Data and Analytics. "Regional payroll job gains reflected seasonal hiring as schools resumed for the fall semester." The U.P.'s September jobless rate was down 0.7 percentage points from ...
NEW YORK (AP) — A sell-off for tech stocks is getting worse Friday on worries that Wall Street's frenzy around artificial-intelligence technology sent prices too high. The S&P 500 dropped 2.2% and was heading toward its worst day since June and a third straight losing week. The weakness ...
ESCANABA — Two large inflatable animals and a sign outside Billerud’s Escanaba mill Wednesday drew attention to a labor dispute over the mill’s reported decision to switch trucking contractors. Dan McKernan, communications director for Operating Engineers (OE) Local 324, said the mill ...
ESCANABA — A tool for ice anglers, crafted from wood by the same family for three generations, will be displayed and available for purchase at this year's Ice Fishing and Hunting Expo on Nov. 6 and 7. In the 1980s, Kenneth R. Laessig, Sr. invented Mr. Tip-Up — a foldable, adjustable ...
ESCANABA — The new last-mile shipping terminal for Amazon that recently opened in Escanaba is the first of its kind in the Upper Peninsula. After being under construction for a little over a year, the new building at 2602 6th Ave. N. — off of North 30th Street near Meijer in Escanaba ...
