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Marquette board backs Tilden expansion

MARQUETTE — The Marquette County Board of Commissioners showed its support for the controversial expansion of Tilden Mine during a recent meeting. The board submitted a letter penned by board Chair Joe DeRocha to Cleveland-Cliffs General Manager Ryan Korpela in support of a possible Tilden ...

Online influencers put on their lobbying hats to back TikTok

WASHINGTON (AP) — Lawmakers, meet your latest lobbyists: online influencers from TikTok. The platform is once again bringing influencers to Washington, this time to lobby members of Congress to reject a fast-moving bill that would force TikTok's Beijing-based parent company to sell or be ...

R&A Outdoor Services offers winter, summer work and more

IRON MOUNTAIN — Despite a lack of snow putting a dent in R&A Outdoor Services’ winter snow removal business, owner Andy Waitrovich says he’s a busy man — and wouldn’t have it any other way. R&A, named after Waitrovich and his wife Randi, has been officially in business for ...

Lack of snow made for hard winter for region’s businesses

IRON MOUNTAIN — Record-high temperatures and drought conditions have combined to create a winter like no other for local businesses that rely on snow. Several business owners said they have written off this winter as a loss and are looking ahead to better days. It’s been so bad the ...

Another burst of hiring shows resilience of the US job market

WASHINGTON (AP) — America's employers delivered another healthy month of hiring in February, adding a surprising 275,000 jobs and again showcasing the U.S. economy's resilience in the face of high interest rates. Last month's job growth marked an increase from a revised gain of 229,000 ...

High tunnel grants available for UP farmers

MARQUETTE — The U.P. Food Exchange, in partnership with Upper Peninsula Food as Medicine Team and Upper Peninsula Commission for Area Progress, is excited to announce a grant opportunity to support the purchase of high tunnels, or hoop houses, for area farmers. The grant program, funded ...