PARKING CRISIS AVERTED at UPHS-Marquette. Hospital officials have found more spaces on the campus and plan to lay gravel in them to provide adequate parking for the employees. It'll happen before the hospital's official opening on June 2nd. Marketing director Victor Harrington says the gravelled areas will then be ... Continue Reading
Parking Miscalculation at the New Hospital
PLANNING AIN'T PERFECT. That's what the folks at UPHS Marquette have discovered as they prepare to open the brand new $300 million hospital next month. Turns out, there won't be enough parking spaces for employees at the hospital. "In the process of preparing for our move to the new hospital, we have discovered a ... Continue Reading
No Inpatient Drug Abuse Unit in New Hospital
SOMETHING DIFFERENT WHEN the new UPHS hospital opens on the highway this April. And at first glance, it might seem a little surprising. No more inpatient drug abuse program. The focus has switched. "Over the years, utilization of our inpatient substance abuse program has been declining, while demand for inpatient ... Continue Reading
YMCA’s Day in Bankruptcy Court, Veridea’s Plans for a Downtown Development, the Storm Damage at the Picnic Rocks Parking Lot, Marquette Mountain’s Changes (Cheaper Passes!), and the Art for Babies Project at the Hospital
A GIANT STEP forward for the Marquette County YMCA last week as it tries to put its bankruptcy nightmare behind it. It's now one step closer to solvency. A federal bankruptcy judge officially accepted the Y's disclosure statement detailing how it got into its financial predicament, and then also received the Y's plan ... 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