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 […]
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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 […]
Featured Member: UPPCO
Upper Peninsula Power Company (UPPCO) is the region’s leading electrical power utility provider headquartered in Marquette, Michigan with centers across the U.P. Formed in 1884, UPPCO has been dedicated to “powering” the people of the Upper Peninsula for more than 135 years. UPPCO has recently been working to transition its energy portfolio to more than […]
Michigan’s Upper Peninsula is a World Leader in Natural Resources and Land Management
The U.P. has more than $10.5 million acres of forests that support a cluster of businesses and industries, from lumber products to wood specialty products. Thanks to companies like Eagle Mine and JM Forestry, our region is known around the world for best practices in sustainable natural resource management.