OKAY, IT'S NOT a real one. But it's an Earl Senchuk creation that just showed up in the Pocket Park on Washington Street, the same park where Senchuk's sitting statue of Phil Niemisto is located. Four feet long. Made out of concrete and steel. It's located in the back half of the park, not far from some mushrooms that ... Continue Reading
Two and a Half Million Dollars for UP Kids
IT HARDLY CAUSED a ripple when it was announced late last week. It should have been a giant splash. NMU was awarded a "Marshall Plan" grant of nearly $2.5 million to set up classes and training programs in cyber security in 21 school districts in the central and western U.P. This grant comes in addition to the ... Continue Reading
Marquette’s SmartZone After Four Years: A Success?
IT OFFICIALLY OPENED four years ago--Innovate Marquette, Marquette's brand new smartzone. It was this city's attempt to attract high tech entrepreneurs, nurture them, and enable them to become income-producing, job-creating businesses. It had happened all over the country--Silicon Valley, Boston, Boulder, Austin, even up ... Continue Reading
Construction on McClellan Avenue
SO WHAT'S UP with that huge mound of dirt on McClellan (M-553), just south of Econo Foods? More condos? A new brewery? A big coffee shop!! Nope, nope, and nope. It's going to be the new corporate headquarters for Embers Credit Union. "We need more space," says Embers CEO Tom Blake. "We need to expand." Embers ... Continue Reading
Hospital Finds Parking Spaces, Artist Plans Giant Mural for Third Street
PARKING CRISIS AVERTED at UPHS-Marquette. Hospital officials have found more spaces on the campus and plan to lay gravel in them to provide adequate parking for the employees. It'll happen before the hospital's official opening on June 2nd. Marketing director Victor Harrington says the gravelled areas will then be ... Continue Reading