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Wednesday, May 08, 2013  FAA officials announced that they will not be closing the air traffic control towers that were supposed to close due to sequestration

Friday, April 05, 2013  The Obama administration is delaying the closing of 149 airport control towers until mid-June in order to deal with legal challenges

Thursday, March 28, 2013  Sawyer International Airport officials have announced the date for the closure of the air traffic control tower

Saturday, March 23, 2013  The FAA announced on Friday that the Sawyer International Airport air traffic control tower will be one of 143 towers to close due to budget cuts

Tuesday, March 19, 2013  Frequent fliers react to the possible tower closure at Sawyer International Airport as the FAA plans to make a decision on Monday

Friday, February 22, 2013  Sawyer International Airport's air traffic control tower is on the FAA's chopping block, but officials expect the airport to function normally even with closure

Thursday, February 21, 2013  NewPage has announced the elimination of 300 positions, equal to roughly 5 percent of personnel costs

Friday, February 15, 2013  According to a Cliffs Natural Resources spokesperson, the Empire Mine could end operations permanently if things don't change between now and 2014

Wednesday, February 29, 2012  Over 100 jobs could be affected

Thursday, October 27, 2011 

Friday, April 08, 2011  It's unclear if the U.P. will be affected in Wells Fargo's decision to cut 1,900 jobs nationwide

Friday, February 25, 2011  Schoolcraft employs around 250 people, including part-time and full-time staff

Sunday, October 26, 2008  Tom Casperson hoped to build support for Kennecott’s mine at a rally in Michigamme.