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Demand for cottage cheese spurs new Wisconsin processing

Protein-obsessed Americans are eating more cottage cheese: in bowls, spread on toast or turned into the latest low-carb dessert. The rising star of the dairy case is also driving new investments in dairy processing in Wisconsin. Associated Milk Producers Inc., a cooperative with farmers ...

Michigan’s US House Dems puts up bill to protect bridge project

A bill to prohibit the Trump administration from interfering with the opening of the Gordie Howe International Bridge crossing between Detroit and Windsor, Ontario was introduced Thursday by members of Michigan’s Democratic delegation in Congress. The Michigan-Canada Partnership Act was ...

IM’s Ciochetto to attend leadership seminar in June

IRON MOUNTAIN — Iron Mountain High School sophomore Brandi Ciochetto has been selected to attend the Wisconsin Leadership Seminar on June 12-14 on the Carroll University campus. The seminar encourages student leadership development through the four pillars of personal responsibility, ...

UPCC invites students to apply for Construction Connect UP

MARQUETTE — The Upper Peninsula Construction Council is accepting applications from current high school juniors for Construction Connect UP during the 2026–27 school year. Construction Connect UP is designed to help students move seamlessly from the classroom into a career in the skilled ...

Whitmer pitches $88B budget; GOP signals it wants cuts

(This story was originally published by Bridge Michigan, a nonprofit and nonpartisan news organization. Visit the newsroom online: bridgemi.com.) LANSING — Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer on Wednesday unveiled a record-setting $88 billion state budget plan, proposing to tap the state’s ...