MARQUETTE – Peninsula Fiber Network, a leading provider of fiber optic services across Michigan and Wisconsin is pleased to announce the appointment of R. Cory Heigl as its new General Manager. With more than two decades of experience in the telecommunications industry, Heigl has a proven track record of driving business growth, managing large-scale operations,
ESCANABA–Highline, the high-speed internet provider, announced the availability of 2-gigabit-per-second internet service in the markets it serves in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula and the Thumb area. Company officials said Highline is on target to complete construction to more than 32,000 Upper Peninsula and Thumb residential households while fulfilling the company’s mission to address unserved, underserved and previously
ST. LOUIS, Mo.–Intramotev, a technology company focused on developing autonomous, zero-emission rail transportation, has been awarded a $200,000 grant from Michigan’s Office of Future Mobility and Electrificationto support the deployment of three of its TugVolt self-propelled railcars at a mining site in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan in late 2023. This investment will bring the first
Eastern Upper Peninsula - Eastern Upper Peninsula Connect Collaborative is asking residents and businesses to take a 15-question survey about Internet service at their households and locations. The survey asks whether high-speed ("broadband") Internet service is available at a 911 service address, and if so, at what speed and cost. The goal is to gain
PLYMOUTH - The Michigan Manufacturing Technology Center plans to merge its regional offices in the Upper Peninsula and Traverse City later this summer. Marquette-based Northern Initiatives, a nonprofit community development financial institution (CDFI) that works with small businesses and entrepreneurs, currently houses MMTC-Upper Peninsula. Following the merger, Northern Initiatives plans to continue partnering with MMTC both in the
LANSING - The Michigan Public Service Commission approved tariff changes and the creation of an accounting process through which Upper Peninsula Power Co. (UPPCO) will accelerate installation of electric vehicle chargers. It’s the first such utility vehicle electrification effort approved by the Commission for the UP as UPPCO seeks to meet growing customer demand for
LANSING - The Michigan Public Service Commission today approved a settlement agreement that permits Northern States Power Co. of Wisconsin (NSP) to raise its electricity rates by $1.7 million in its service territory in two western Upper Peninsula counties. The settlement agreement (Case No. U-21097) approves a total revenue requirement of $2,530,513, with a return
ANN ARBOR - One Gigabit Internet service will soon be available in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula through Highline Internet courtesy Merit Network. Highline will leverage existing open access dark fiber and dark wave optical middle-mile infrastructure from Merit Network. Highline is constructing a 6,000+ mile fiber-to-the-home network that leverages federal investment from the Rural Digital Opportunities
HOUGHTON - MTEC SmartZone, Innovate Marquette SmartZone, and Sault Ste. Marie Economic Development Corporation are gearing up to host the fifth annual Return North Professional Careers Fair. Return North, presented by TriMedia Environmental & Engineering, is aimed at attracting alumni, former residents and friends of the Upper Peninsula of Michigan back to the region. A
STERLING HEIGHTS – The Michigan Aerospace Manufacturers Association, referred to as MAMA, announced the selection of Chippewa County in the state’s Upper Peninsula as the site of its new command and control center. Chippewa was among four communities across the state considered for the command and control center. Site selection – co-led by spaceport consultants
