PHOENIX RISING. The mythical bird re-arising from its own ashes is an appropriate metaphor for the Marquette County YMCA. A year ago, it was more than $7 million in debt, its very future, with 5000 members, was in doubt. It sold off some assets but it was still $5.5 million in the red. A staggering sum for a small ... Continue Reading
Meijer’s Tax Assessment, Film Festival’s Impact, Bike Magazine’s Posting, Rehab Clinic Update, Founders Landing Condos Final Phase, and Everybody’s Moving to Michigan
DECEMBER WILL BE an interesting month for the Meijer store now under construction in Marquette Township. Why? Because that's when the store will get its first tax assessment from the Township following the Michigan Supreme Court's recent ruling that the Tax Tribunal must re-evaluate its method of assessing ... Continue Reading
Township Transforming, Range Bank Centralizing, KADU Opening, NMU Surprising, Partridge Creek Expanding, Phil’s Fund Growing, Tracey’s Impressing, and the Joyful Spectacle of Umbrellas
COME BACK TO Marquette Township along US 41 in a year or two, and you might not recognize the place. It's changing before our very eyes. A 6000 square foot Fraco showroom is being constructed just east of Gordon Food Service. It'll be open in early 2018. More land being leveled nearby, and Planning and Zoning ... Continue Reading
Meijer Closes on Marquette Store
MARQUETTE COUNTY SHOPPERS, fire up your shopping carts. Meijer has announced that it's closed on its purchase of property in Marquette Township and will be building a super center there. The store will be located behind Lowe's, just off of US 41. Meijer will begin construction this year and open its doors next year, ... Continue Reading
Meijer Update, Up The Sky Access, Local 3’s Progress, Jasmine’s Opening, Traverse City’s Foresight, BOTECO’s Prospects, and a Beer Lover’s Delight
PLANS APPARENTLY ARE still proceeding smoothly for the Meijer super center to be built behind Lowe's. Ready by 2018? We'll see. It's been almost a year since Meijer signed its purchase agreement and the deal hasn't closed yet, but last year, store officials said it would take about a year for them to complete the ... Continue Reading