SO WE'RE LOOKING at a possible partial reopening of Michigan on May 1st. It can't come fast enough for most businesses in the Upper Peninsula. A recent Federal Reserve survey of the UP and six states to the west of us (but not Lower Michigan) revealed this: nearly sixty percent of UP businesses said if things didn't ... 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