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UPCC selects Waldrop as Apprentice of the Year

HARRIS – The Upper Peninsula Construction Council had its annual Apprentice of the Year banquet Saturday at the Island Resort and Casino to recognize outstanding apprentices in the construction industry. Brandon Waldrop of UA Plumbers & Pipefitters Local 111 was named Apprentice of the ...

High oil prices knock down stocks

NEW YORK (AP) — Another climb for oil prices shook stock markets on Friday, as hopes collapsed for a possible cut to interest rates this year by the Federal Reserve. The S&P 500 fell 1.5% to close its fourth straight losing week, its longest such streak in a year. The Dow Jones ...

Three earn promotions at Stephens Real Estate

IRON MOUNTAIN — Stephens Real Estate has announced a strategic restructuring, highlighted by the promotion of several key team members into expanded leadership roles. These changes position the company for future growth and expansion opportunities, according to a Stephens Real Estate news ...

WPR Farm Show set for Tuesday through Thursday

OSHKOSH, Wis. — Wisconsin Public Service will have its 64th-annual WPS Farm Show starting Tuesday and extending through Thursday at the Experimental Aircraft Association grounds in Oshkosh. The show draws farmers and families from across the Upper Midwest, with about 20,000 expected to ...

Brent crude rattles markets by briefly topping $119 a barrel

NEW YORK (AP) — A roller-coaster day for oil prices showed how they're dictating where financial markets and maybe even the global economy are heading. Stocks tumbled in Europe and Asia when oil prices shot higher early on Thursday, but U.S. stocks pared their sharp losses as the day ...