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Chamber adds Superior Building Maintenance as new member

IRON MOUNTAIN — Superior Building Maintenance Inc. has joined the Dickinson Area Chamber of Commerce, which celebrated with a ribbon-cutting ceremony outside the chamber offices in downtown Iron Mountain. Superior Building Maintenance is a licensed, insured and bonded, woman-owned and ...

Scalcucci retires from First National Bank & Trust in IR

IRON RIVER – Gary Scalcucci, assistant vice president/loan officer for 14 years at First National Bank & Trust's Iron River office, has retired after 25 total years in banking. Scalcucci’s banking knowledge and professionalism, as well as his genuine care for people, made a lasting ...

Average mortgage rate edges higher but still near 3-year low

The average long-term U.S. mortgage rate ticked higher this week, but remains near its lowest level in more than three years. The benchmark 30-year fixed rate mortgage rate rose to 6.09% from 6.06% last week, mortgage buyer Freddie Mac said Thursday. One year ago, the rate averaged ...

Prices ticked up in November, a key inflation measure shows

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Reserve's preferred inflation gauge ticked up in November in the latest sign that prices remain stubbornly elevated, while consumers spent at a healthy pace. Consumer prices rose 2.8% in November from a year earlier, the Commerce Department said Thursday, up ...