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UP jobless rate inches up in March

The Upper Peninsula jobless rate saw little change in March as the number of jobless workers rose by 200 since February and the estimated size of the labor force dipped, according to data released by the Michigan Department of Technology Management and Budget. “Michigan labor markets ...

Gundlach Champion recognized for Houghton historic house restoration

IRON MOUNTAIN — The Associated General Contractors of Michigan earlier this year recognized Iron Mountain-based Gundlach Champion for its restoration work on the historic Lambda Chi Alpha house in Houghton. When an electrical fire broke out in the Michigan Technological University ...

US stock market falls from records as oil prices yo-yo

NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks fell from their records Thursday after oil prices yo-yoed as Wall Street waits to see whether its hopes for a deal to end the Iran war are warranted or just wishful. The price for a barrel of Brent crude oil settled at $100.06, down 1.2%, and continued its ...