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Marquette Smart Zone Named

The new Marquette Smart Zone has a name. The organizing committee has chosen Innovation Marquette Enterprise Corporation as its official title… and “Innovate Marquette” as the working name. Former Houghton City Manager Scott MacInnes has been consulting with organizers in Marquette. The new zone is a spin-off of the MTEC …

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Snyder Accused of Pardon Favoritism

Governor Rick Snyder is taking some flak for erasing a drunk driving conviction from the record of a politically-connected Detroit-area lawyer. Snyder has admitted to news agencies that he knows Alan Gocha Jr., but says he never talked with him about the conviction, or a potential pardon. Snyder appointed Gocha …

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Wisconsin Mine Plan Abandoned

A company that wanted to build a huge open pit iron mine in northern Wisconsin has given up. Gogebic Taconite LLC  notified the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources last week that it was withdrawing its application, and had closed its office in Hurley. The company had hoped to dig a …

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