State Funding Helps Pave the Way for New Jobs and Opportunities in the Upper Peninsula
$50 million MSF grant and $7.5 million MDOT grant will support the Copperwood Project and critical industries in the Western U.P. MARQUETTE, Mich. (August 25, 2026) — InvestUP and community leaders across the Upper Peninsula today are celebrating two state grants that will lay the groundwork for good-paying jobs, strong infrastructure and environmentally responsible economic development while supporting critical industries […]
More Than 130 Leaders Representing Every Upper Peninsula County Join “Our U.P., Our Future” to Show Support for the Copperwood Project and Responsible Economic Development
Broad coalition includes community members, businesses, labor and economic development leaders fighting for the region’s future A new coalition of more than 130 local leaders, labor unions, business leaders and Upper Peninsula residents today announced the launch of “Our U.P., Our Future,” a movement dedicated to championing the creation of jobs and opportunities for the U.P. while protecting […]
New Statewide Poll Shows 71% of Voters Support the Copperwood Project
Copperwood Project will create jobs, boost economic activity in the UP and include strict environmental monitoring MARQUETTE, Mich. (August 21, 2026) — New statewide polling conducted by EPIC-MRA shows a majority (71%) of voters across Michigan support the Copperwood Project in the Western Upper Peninsula. The polling demonstrates statewide support, especially in Northern, Western and Central Michigan as well as the Bay […]
InvestUP and Upper Peninsula Planning Agencies Launch Rent Study to Improve Regional Housing Data
MARQUETTE, MI (August 10, 2026) – InvestUP has launched the Upper Peninsula Rent Study in partnership with three of the U.P.’s regional planning organizations, Central Upper Peninsula Planning and Development (CUPPAD), Eastern Upper Peninsula Regional Planning and Development, and Western U.P. Planning & Development Region (WUPPDR). The new regional survey is intended to provide a […]
InvestUP, Together with Local Organizations, Selected for $1M EPA Brownfields Assessment Coalition Grant to Support Redevelopment in the Western Upper Peninsula
MARQUETTE, MI (July 1, 2026) – Communities in the Western Upper Peninsula will have new resources to ready underused properties for redevelopment, thanks to a $1 million Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Brownfields Assessment Coalition Grant awarded to InvestUP, in partnership with the Western Upper Peninsula Planning and Development Region (WUPPDR), Houghton County Land Bank, and Gogebic County Land Bank. The selection was announced by the EPA […]
Daniel J. Kobasic Foundation Commits $1.4 Million to Build U.P. to Support CTE Housing Partnership Across the Upper Peninsula
Daniel J. Kobasic Foundation Investment Helps Build U.P. Expand Housing and Skilled Trades Pipeline MARQUETTE, MI (May 7, 2026) – The Daniel J. Kobasic Foundation has announced a $1.4 million commitment to Build U.P., the housing development fund managed by InvestUP, to provide funding for the Upper Peninsula’s growing Career and Technical Education (CTE) housing […]
Copperwood Project in Michigan’s Western Upper Peninsula Moves Forward with the Sustainable Development of the Choate Road Bridge
From restoring streams and habitats and to improving infrastructure, the Copperwood Project is delivering environmental benefits that will support the region for decades ONTONAGON COUNTY, Mich. — Highland Copper, in partnership with the Ontonagon County Road Commission, today celebrated the completion of the newly constructed Choate Road Bridge over Bluff Creek with a ribbon cutting—an […]
“We’re Not Slowing Down”: U.P. Resilience Powers Copperwood Mine Project Despite State Budget Decision
Community leaders continue to push for once-in-a-generation opportunity for the Western U.P MARQUETTE, Mich. — InvestUP and community leaders across the Western Upper Peninsula today reaffirmed their commitment to the Copperwood Mine project after the recently approved state budget did not include the requested $50 million public infrastructure investment for Wakefield Township. “Despite the $50 […]
Senator Slotkin: Copperwood Project will be a “Game Changer” for the Upper Peninsula
Slotkin joins local, state and federal leaders in supporting a once-in-a-generation opportunity for the Western U.P. MARQUETTE, Mich. — Senator Elissa Slotkin (D-MI) joins leaders across party lines in voicing support for the Copperwood Project, as highlighted in an exclusive interview with The Mining Gazette. Her backing demonstrates the bipartisan support the project has at […]
Local and Industry Support Continues to Grow for $50 Million Infrastructure Grant for Michigan’s Western Upper Peninsula
Community Members, Industry Leaders and Elected Officials Stand Together in Support of a Grant That Would Bring Economic Development Projects Like Copperwood and Others to Life WAKEFIELD, Mich. — Today, supporters of responsible economic development, the majority of whom live in the Western Upper Peninsula, came together with elected officials, industry representatives and labor and […]