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Ford Airport terminal improvements planned

IRON MOUNTAIN — The first phase of a Fontana Terminal expansion at Dickinson County’s Ford Airport has an estimated cost of $4 million, nearly all of which might be paid with federal funds, according to county officials. The project will provide a jet bridge and an expanded holding room ...

Iron County receives two Cooks Runs proposals

CRYSTAL FALLS — The Iron County Board received two responses to its request to operate the former Cooks Run fish hatchery for public use and will send both to the Michigan Department of Natural Resources for its input. Board members commented there were things they liked about both ...

Higher energy prices help propel inflation above 4%

WASHINGTON (AP) — Rising gas prices pushed inflation to its highest level in three years last month, a headache for the Federal Reserve and a potential political challenge for the Trump administration as midterm elections near. Consumer prices rose 4.2% in May from a year earlier, the Labor ...

Michigan hopes new program will turn apprenticeships into degrees

(This story was originally published by Bridge Michigan, a nonprofit and nonpartisan news organization. Visit the newsroom online: bridgemi.com.) Ten trade unions and 24 community colleges have signed up to participate in Michigan’s new College Credit for Apprenticeships Program, officials ...

Carney: Opening of Canada-US bridge might take ‘a little longer’

TORONTO (AP) — A new Canadian-built bridge across the Detroit River that U.S. President Donald Trump has threatened to block may take longer to open than anticipated, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said Wednesday. “Look, everyone’s working hard to make sure the bridge is open as ...