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LifePoint Hospitals has a new Vice President of Human Relations. Senior Marquette General HR Director Ruth Solinski has been promoted to position, where she will oversee the human resource departments of the three LifePoint hospitals. Market President Jim Bogan says Solinski is an incredible leader and has 20 years of …

The job market for new college graduates is red hot. A Michigan State University Survey says that after several years of modest growth, hiring is expected to jump a whopping 16 percent for newly minted degree-holders in 2014-15. That’s far better than the two and four percent increases predicted in …

Workers’ Compensation rates are on the decline in the state. Michigan Workers’ Compensation Director Kevin Elsenheimer says businesses in Michigan have saved more than 277 million dollars since 2011. The decrease in costs to business this year is 6.5 percent, and the lower payment will take effect January first. Elsenheimer …

Governor Rick Snyder has signed legislation into law that sponsors say will ensure immediate jail time for repeat offenders of Michigan’s laws against driving while under the influence of drugs. The measure is in response to the deaths of Russell Ward and Koby Raymo of Avoca who were killed in …

Michigan has released a new and improved version of the state license plate, because of complaints by police. Michael Yott of the St. Clair Shores Police collected more than 700 signatures in an online petition. He told M-Live that the earlier plates had low roadway viability. The Secretary of State …

The candidates in this upcoming November election will be making some stops throughout the Copper Country and one of those stops is to talk with the League of Women Voters. This Friday, the league is holding a forum for the candidates to discuss many topics including early childhood issues and …

Now in the middle of the Michigan Tech campus sits a husky statue, which was unveiled yesterday. The statue was placed on the boulder in the Huskies Plaza. Students, faculty, and alumni were present for the dedication. MTU President Glen Mroz spoke about some of the numbers behind this statue. …

The right to hunt wolves is still a topic of discussion here in the Upper Peninsula and those for or against will have their say in the upcoming election on November 4th. Until then, the group “Keep Michigan Wolves Protected” is hosting 11 statewide town hall meetings prior to the …

State health officials are urging people to take precautions after the first reported death in Michigan from the enterovirus. Twenty-one-month-old Madeline Reid from Clinton Township died Friday after complications with the seasonal respiratory and stomach virus. Enterovirus D68 has made thousands ill in 21 other states and has contributed to …

Governor Rick Snyder has signed into law a package of bills that, among other things, is designed to help save people who overdose on drugs. The law requires EMS responders be trained to administer opioid medications aboard life support vehicles. Those medications can reverse the effects of a narcotic overdose. …