Latest news, weather, high school sports for Michigan’s Upper Peninsula

Monday, April 22, 2013  Governor Rick Snyder kicked off a meeting of Michigan education and business leaders to help find ways for graduates to find jobs

Wednesday, April 10, 2013  The Keweenaw Economic Development Alliance talked job creation at their monthly meeting

Friday, November 02, 2012  The Facebook Friday story took a look at what industries are growing in the Upper Peninsula

Thursday, August 30, 2012  Congressman Dan Benishek spoke about jobs on a stop in Houghton after speaking at the Republican National Convention

Wednesday, January 18, 2012  A Snyder spokesperson says the governor's speech will focus on jobs

Wednesday, July 27, 2011  The free informational tour will take place at Engineered Machined Products in Escanaba on Friday

Tuesday, June 28, 2011  Jobless rates rose in Michigan and the U.S. in May, but jobless rates continued to improve in May for most rural Michigan counties

Monday, June 20, 2011  Michigan business leaders meet about potential job growth and how to pinpoint where jobs are growing the most

Wednesday, May 11, 2011  The company calls Granholm "an outstanding and visionary force in global business"

Wednesday, March 23, 2011  Baraga County Memorial Hospital reports that it'll be laying off some of its employees and reducing the hours of others as the result of big losses for the first five months of the current fiscal year

Thursday, March 17, 2011  Two counties--Luce and Keweenaw--did show a decrease in unemployment

Friday, February 25, 2011  He's a small business owner, family man and a God fearing man--that’s how Republican State Representative from the 110th District, Matt Huuki, describes himself

Monday, January 31, 2011  Gov. Rick Snyder is making good on a campaign pledge to give voters an easy-to-understand way to learn how their tax dollars are being spent

Wednesday, December 22, 2010  The contract would create several thousand jobs at Marinette Marine Corp. in Marinette, WI and Austal USA in Mobile, AL

Wednesday, January 20, 2010  Michigan's unemployment rate has improved for the third straight month.