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Iron River sawmill awarded $100,000 grant from MDARD

An Iron River sawmill will receive a $100,000 grant through the Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development to help it process wood more efficiently. The award to S&L Lumber Co. LLC was announced last week during the Upper Peninsula State Fair in Escanaba — one of six projects ...

Wonders joins Range Bank as mortgage lender in Kingsford

MARQUETTE — Range Bank has added Foster Wonders as a mortgage lender based out of the bank’s Kingsford office. A familiar member of the community, Wonders recently returned to the area and said he is excited to help individuals and families achieve their homeownership goals. As a ...

Halloween-themed Harvest Festival returns Sept.11-13 to campground

HOMESTEAD, Wis. — The second-annual Harvest Festival, a Halloween-themed family camping event, is planned for Sept. 11-13 at West Bass Lake Park Campground in Homestead, Wis. The Harvest Festival is organized by Jody Nordell, who attended similar events with her children at Van Riper ...

Tech stocks lead Wall Street on claims AI is creating big growth

NEW YORK (AP) — Technology stocks led Wall Street on Thursday after Nvidia, Salesforce and others reported even fatter profits for the spring than analysts expected. The S&P 500 rose 0.7% and pulled closer to its all-time high set earlier this month. The Dow Jones Industrial Average added ...