Upper Peninsula Business Today

05/05/2026

May 27th Business After Hours event at DATA Bus garage. SAVE THE DATE!

04/16/2026

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Nominate them by May 20, 2026 and help us spotlight the hardworking people making a difference in the U.P.

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UPBT
600 Ludington St.
Escanaba, MI 49829

Don’t wait—submit your nomination today!

09/12/2025

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Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube.

08/27/2025

Business After Hours at the Island Convention Center August 27th 5-8

08/27/2025

Moving forward
Hancock Planning Commission news

HANCOCK — The city of Hancock could see another outdoor dining option, and some renovations could be coming to Skyline Commons, as a result of approvals by the Hancock Planning Commission Monday. Skyline Commons, formerly the Jutila Center, will have entrances renovated and the official use of the...

08/27/2025

Gala to celebrate 100th anniversary of The Braumart theatre in IM

IRON MOUNTAIN — For a century, The Braumart has been the area’s hub for arts, culture and entertainment. The Friends of the Braumart invites the community to help celebrate the historic theatre’s 100th anniversary with a Black and White Gala from 5 to 8 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 13, at Pine Grove C...

08/27/2025

Cuts For A Cause: Fresh Coast Beauty hosts First Annual Hair Drive in partnership with Texas Roadhouse

MARQUETTE — Fresh Coast Beauty will present the First Annual Cuts For A Cause Hair Drive, in partnership with Texas Roadhouse, to benefit Children With Hair Loss, a Rockwood, Michigan-based 501(c)(3) nonprofit. The event will take place 3-8 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 16 from at Texas Roadhouse in Marquet...

08/27/2025

Gladstone energy supplier discusses future plans

GLADSTONE — The Gladstone City Commission heard a presentation Monday evening from Wisconsin Public Power Inc., the municipal power company of which the city is among 51 owning members, on routes to take moving forward as WPPI nears the end of its current five-year plan. WPPI General Counsel Tom H...

08/25/2025

A testament to farm work
Family donates thresher signed by generations to Mastodon Township

MASTODON TOWNSHIP — A public gathering took place Sunday to celebrate the Skrzyniarz family’s donation of a Hart-Carter threshing machine to Mastodon Township. “We uncovered it at the farm,” Mark Skrzyniarz said. “Dave (Smith) was over gathering up some junk vehicles for me, to get them to...

08/25/2025

Old Michigan Theater restoration funded by ticket sales

ESCANABA — An iconic 1930s theater on the 800 block of Ludington Street has slowly entered re-use. New owners Steven and Courtney Godfrey bought the Michigan Theater in 2019 and for the past couple years have been showing occasional second-run films to fund its restoration. The historic building, ...

08/25/2025

Great Lakes Podiatry known for quality care

ESCANABA — A trusted podiatry business in Escanaba receives referrals from other offices and treats its patients using the expertise of three in-house doctors: the founder and his daughter and son-in-law, all of whom are foot and ankle specialists. Dennis Leveille graduated from the Ohio College o...