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Business

Visit to the greenhouse

Danielson’s Greenhouse and Floral in Norway recently had a visit by preschool through second-grade students and staff from Holy Spirit Catholic School in Norway. Maryanne Milbrath showed students and staff the operations of the floral business. Danielson’s, 130 Brown St. in Norway, is ...

AP Explains: More pressure on the Fed from April jobs report

WASHINGTON (AP) — Friday’s jobs report for April provided mixed signals on the economic issue most on the minds of Americans: Chronically high inflation. On the one hand, the proportion of people either working or looking for work slipped in April after a string of increases. Having fewer ...

Nursing duties

Iron County Medical Care Facility in Crystal Falls is a skilled nursing home with staff providing a homelike atmosphere for residents. At top, Katrina Townsend visits with a resident. In the lower photo are ICMCF staff Cathy Austin, and Sarah and Ashley Planz.

Chamber welcomes 906 Quilting in IM

IRON MOUNTAIN — The Dickinson Area Chamber of Commerce has added 906 Quilting Services as a new member of the organization and recently gathered for a ribbon-cutting ceremony to help celebrate a milestone for the owner. At 535 S. Stephenson Ave. in Iron Mountain, 906 Quilting offers a full ...

Decker tapped as board chair for Forward Financial Credit Union

NIAGARA, Wis. — Dan Decker was elected chair of the Forward Financial Credit Union board at the reorganizational meeting April 28. A board member since October 2004, Decker has served in all positions on the Forward Financial Credit Union board and also was director at Evergreen Credit ...

On last legs, greyhound racing in US poised to end with a whimper

DUBUQUE, Iowa (AP) — Vera Rasnake laughed as she led a trio of barking, jostling dogs into the Iowa Greyhound Park, but her smile faded when she acknowledged that after 41 years of being around the sleek animals, her sport was teetering on extinction. After the end of a truncated season ...