FLORENCE, Wis. — By opening Merrill’s Coffee & Bistro, Kirk Merrill and Kyla Vasseau hope to expand the options for dining and socializing in Florence. “The main goal is to provide for this community — it is lacking and needs businesses like we used to have.” Merrill said. ...

IRON MOUNTAIN — Classic Carpet Care and Restoration recently joined the Dickinson Area Chamber of Commerce, which hosted a ribbon-cutting ceremony to celebrate. The Cameron family purchased Classic Carpet Care and Restoration in January 2021. As owner and operator, Scott Cameron has worked ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Reserve left its benchmark interest rate unchanged Wednesday after cutting it three times in a row last year, a sign of a more cautious approach as the Fed seeks to gauge where inflation is headed and what policies President Donald Trump may pursue. In a ...

A frenzy over an artificial intelligence chatbot made by Chinese tech startup DeepSeek was upending stock markets Monday and fueling debates over the economic and geopolitical competition between the U.S. and China in developing AI technology. DeepSeek's AI assistant became the No. 1 ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Senate confirmed billionaire investor Scott Bessent on Monday to serve as President Donald Trump's treasury secretary, giving him the delicate balancing act of cutting taxes and curbing deficits while putting forward a plan on tariffs that doesn't jeopardize ...

ESCANABA — Two current local businesses could be brought to mind by the words: “When you thirst for drinks, think Bink’s.” It’s been more than 120 years since Nicholas A. Bink founded a company that would become a legacy for his family and the city of Escanaba. While the ...