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Members of the Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa have elected Unit 1 Director and Vice Chairman Austin Lowes as tribal chair.

The Women’s Center in Marquette announced Wednesday that Beth Casady, Executive Director, has retired after six years with the organization. Casady joined the Women’s Center board in 2004-2006 and again in 2015, beginning as the E.D.

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The Michigan Strategic Fund has approved funding for the transformation of the Escanaba paper mill, a project which the offi ce of Governor Gretchen Whitmer says will retain at least 1,240 jobs. Billerud U.S.

“We never knew that this could even be considered an option. If there is a way for the road commission to plow these extra roads, how can we move that forward, because we would love to have something in place.”

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer announced selections to lead state departments and state agencies into the next four years, including a new director at the Michigan Veterans Affairs Agency (MVAA).

Do you have a Forest Management Plan (FMP) for your property? Do you know what an FMP is or why you should have one written? Forest Management Plans are a forestry management tool that all landowners would benefit from having in their land management “toolbox”. If you were thinking about your financial future or retirement planning, you would likely start with a financial planner. They would assess your debt to asset ratio and help you determine your future financial goals. With that information, they’d make savings and investment recommendations to you. It would then be up to you to make the move to save or invest however you saw fit. An FMP provides that same type of framework for your forest management goals.