BURGER KING IN Marquette is planning to move and modernize its restaurant. It'll be leaving its current home on West Washington Street for a new location--not announced yet--somewhere else in the city of Marquette. This, according to the new general manager at BK. The restaurant will likely have a brand new look, ... Continue Reading
UPPCO’s New Headquarters, Peak’s New Gym, Dark Store Intrigue, and Lundin’s Violations
A BIG COUP for Marquette. UPPCO, which was sold last year by the Chicago-based Integrys Energy Group, will be locating its new headquarters in Marquette. Specifically, at an office complex on Harbor Hills Road, just up the road from Econo Foods. We don't have many headquarters here so this is a pretty big deal--30-35 ... Continue Reading
NMU Faculty Deal, Wine Bar Wishes, Dark Store Delay, Angel Investors, and Population Influx (sort of)
IT'S TAKEN SIX long, sometimes contentious months, but it looks like NMU faculty members finally have a new contract deal. Negotiators for the administration and the American Association of University Professors have reached a tentative agreement. Faculty members will be getting the details in the next couple of days. ... Continue Reading
Dark Stores, Lansing Hopes, Wisconsin Bullies, and Secret Funding
A COUPLE OF weeks ago, there was talk of possible protests against the big box stores seeking lower assessments in Marquette County. Public shamings! Picket lines! Boycotts! That talk, while not silent, has died down. Instead, the anger is now focusing on a petition drive urging legislators to pass laws that would ... Continue Reading
The U.P. Fights Back
UPPER PENINSULA POLITICAL leaders are starting to organize in their battle to keep the Michigan Tax Tribunal from sucking tax dollars out of the coffers of local governments. The battle has two fronts, Lansing and the U.P. The Lansing Offensive State Representative John Kivela and State Senator Tom Casperson, with ... Continue Reading