WASHINGTON (AP) — The warnings have been sounded for more than a year: A recession is going to hit the United States. If not this quarter, then by next quarter. Or the quarter after that. Or maybe next year. So is a recession still in sight? The latest signs suggest maybe not. Despite much ...

NIAGARA, Wis. — Swanson’s Evergreen Nursery in rural Niagara has tapped into a trend that expands its scope beyond growing trees and aims to create an “experience” for retail customers. Most people in the region know the business for its Swanson’s Big Red Barn, W7484 Valerio Road ...

IRON MOUNTAIN — Lydia’s by Crock and Rocker, which has moved to a new location in downtown Iron Mountain, recently joined the Dickinson Area Chamber of Commerce. The boutique is now at 108 E. B St., next to the historic Braumart Theatre. Owner Ruth Warner and her daughter, Melissa ...

IRON MOUNTAIN —Marshfield Medical Center-Dickinson’s Trenton Rankin, most recently manager of hospital supervisors/clinical education, has been named chief nursing officer of the Michigan Region. “Trenton has shown his leadership skills at various levels in our organization, and he is ...

Wild Rivers Realty & Associates Inc. has added Makayla Lux to its team. Lux grew up in Hibbing, Minn., but her grandparents and great-grandparents lived in Iron River and the surrounding areas. She, her boyfriend, and her 1-year-old son, Anson, moved to Iron River in ...

IRON MOUNTAIN — Katie Cascioli of Stephens Real Estate has earned e-PRO certification, the official technology program offered by the National Association of Realtors. Cascioli successfully completed a comprehensive curriculum designed to help agents better collaborate with today’s ...