UNLESS YOU'RE INTO SOME serious window peeping, you may not have noticed the happenings at the former First National Bank Building along Front Street in downtown Marquette. Now called the Kaufman Block, this 80,000 square foot facility has most recently been the home of Flagstar Bank, Travel Marquette, a couple other ... Continue Reading
Help for Small Business… and other Words
Plenty of Help for Small Business Times can be tough these days for more than a few small businesses as they fight a pandemic, a worker shortage, the big boxers, and now, locally, road construction. Strap that on. From general appearances, it’s hard to tell who’s weathering the storm relatively comfortably and who’s ... 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
Ishpeming Drummer Goes Viral, Cliffs Settles for $84 Million, NMU Talks to the Brain Gym, Farmers Market Revives in Winter, and the Cash Mob Descends on Marquette
A 61 YEAR old, retired corrections officer from Ishpeming has gone viral on Facebook in the last ten days. His name's Wayne Oien. He plays the drums. Specifically what's gone viral is an informal drumming session he conducted at Al Qual about five years ago. How viral? Well, try 17 million views and ... Continue Reading