Opportunities available to assist the U.P. Cybersecurity Institute
InvestUP Board Members NMU and Innovate Marquette SmartZone are involved in a national project through the Center on Rural Innovation (CORI) to deliver inclusive digital jobs training and career placement support to rural residents across the country. Through the program, CORI will recruit 12 AmeriCorps VISTA members to help build the capacity and implement tech-focused […]
Innovate Marquette SmartZone creating world-class entrepreneurial ecosystem in Marquette
Innovate Marquette SmartZone was created to assist in the growth of a robust entrepreneurial ecosystem and tech-based job creation in the Marquette area. Innovate Marquette SmartZone assists with the commercialization of tech and tech-enabled ideas that stem from inventors, innovators, and researchers. Joe Thiel, CEO of Innovate Marquette SmartZone, is on the InvestUP Board of […]
Higher education drives Upper Peninsula’s economic and cultural ecosystem
Eight colleges bring nearly $1 billion a year to U.P. UPPER PENINSULA, Mich. (Mon. June 7, 2021) – Tucked away among the miles of forestland and quaint communities of Michigan’s U.P. are four universities and four community colleges that have become powerful drivers of economic growth, incubators of groundbreaking research, and builders of a skilled […]
UP native wins gold at State SkillsUSA competition
COPPER COUNTRY, Mich. — UP native and Calumet High School senior Zander Worm wins the 2021 TechForce Foundation Futuretechs Rock Grand Prize. Zander is a two-time regional SkillsUSA winner, and now the gold medalist of the Michigan SkillsUSA competition. He plans to attend Michigan Technological University and is determined to become the Chief Engineer of […]
Businesses get ready to win with Upper Peninsula Michigan Works!
Upper Peninsula Michigan Works! is dedicated to helping people and businesses be more successful. Across the U.P., the team works to maximize state and federal resources to help companies improve their workforce and people to be better employees. Since COVID-19 began, UP Michigan Works has been providing critical assistance to businesses across the region, assisting […]
Is your business in need of quality talent?
Are you looking to hire quality talent in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan? Return North, a professional careers reception, will attract alumni, former residents, and friends of the U.P. back to the region. The virtual event is on Thursday, May 20 from 3:00-6:00 p.m. Participating companies have access to a company booth with full capabilities […]
Featured Member: People’s State Bank of Munising
People’s State Bank of Munising has been providing excellent banking services to the people of Alger County and beyond since 1910. With five locations (Munising, Au Train, Wetmore, Grand Marais, Chatham), People’s State Bank prides itself on being a locally owned, locally directed, and locally operated community bank. Recently, People’s State Bank celebrated 110 years […]