Marquette's plan for its SmartZone is on the fast-track.City manager Bill Vajda expects to have the SmartZone application submitted to the Michigan Economic Development Corporation by May.The decision on exactly what to do and where and how would be made in June.And then work begins in July.Yeah, that would be ... Continue Reading

Talk about a slap in the face.The U.P.'s favorite mining company, Cliffs Natural Resources, got word last week that, effective April 1st, it will no longer be listed on the prestigious S&P 500 stock exchange.It's being demoted down to the S&P midcap 400. That's an exchange that, frankly, most casual ... Continue Reading

A quick about-face for Farmer Q's.The last we heard, the little store on Washington Street cherished for its fresh downstate produce had closed up shop.The announced reasons? Co-owner Tom Brian had gotten a good job downstate, and he and his wife Susan said they were fed up with the shoddy treatment they had ... Continue Reading

The site selector for the new $290 million hospital may have left town but the courting continues.The Upper Peninsula Medical Center is among the most prominent and ardent courters.The Medical Center, which is owned by about 40 members (mostly physicians) and provides offices for more than 100 physicians, has come up with ... Continue Reading

Interesting developments on the hospital relocation front.Last week, Dana Young, an official out of Nashville identified as Duke LifePoint's site selector, told the Lake Superior Community Partnership that the site survey team had narrowed the search for a new MGH location down to two sites--one in the city of ... Continue Reading