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Billerud to take part in 11th year of ‘Introduce a Girl to Engineering Day’

Billerud is proud to participate in Introduce a Girl to Engineering Day, a day where companies open their doors so thousands of young girls get hands-on experience and insights into the engineering profession. Billerud is participating for the 11th consecutive year and welcoming future engineers at five locations in Sweden and four locations in the United States. IGEday is a collaboration between Billerud and Womengineer to increase interest in technology among young girls. “For Billerud to continue to be successful, it is important to attract, recruit and retain a diversified ...

EGLE offers state grants for repurposing of scrap tires

The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy has grants available that promote and support the cleanup and reuse of scrap tires in the state. Scrap tires pose a fire risk and a human health risk as mosquito breeding grounds. Scrap tires can be collected, processed, and used for various purposes, including paving products for roads, manufactured products, and energy production. Grants are available to fund up to 50% of the total eligible costs for projects that demonstrate new or increased uses for scrap tires in manufactured products and paving projects. To ...

Jim’s Music offers instruments and how to play them

IRON MOUNTAIN — Jim Dombrowski does not consider Jim’s Music & Teaching Center a chain store, despite owning and operating four locations in Iron Mountain, Escanaba, Marquette and Green Bay, Wis. Rather, he likes to retain that “local” music store feel in each of those ...

Wall Street rallies to best day in months

NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks rallied to their best day in months on Friday as Wall Street's roller coaster suddenly shot back upward. That still wasn't enough to keep the U.S. market from a fourth straight losing week, its longest such streak since August. The S&P 500 jumped 2.1% a day ...

Wall Street tumbles 10% below its record

NEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street's sell-off hit a new low Thursday after President Donald Trump's escalating trade war dragged the S&P 500 more than 10% below its record, which was set just last month. A 10% drop is a big enough deal that professional investors have a name for it — a ...