NEWS… Someone finally had the courage to deface the sign promoting the planned North Harbor condo development along Lakeshore Boulevard. VIEWS… Courage? Hardly. In truth, someone has confused civil disobedience with simple vandalism. You don’t like the idea of marshland being transformed into habitable, ... Continue Reading
Moving IN and Moving UP
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
New Smartzone CEO Takes Over
Traverse City man comes back to his alma mater FORTY YEAR OLD Joe Thiel has a history with Marquette--he was an NMU football player and an industrial technology major almost two decades ago--and now he has a future here. He's the new CEO of the Innovate Marquette Smartzone and the executive director of Invent@NMU. He ... Continue Reading