There’s a new business in town! North Shore Laundry Services was officially dedicated on Thursday, May 19, with help from the Cook County Chamber of Commerce. The new facility is a commercial laundry service, located in the Cedar Grove Business Park in Grand Marais, and is a joint venture between Cascade Lodge and Cascade Vacation Rentals (CVR). Thom McAleer, of... READ MORE >
After withdrawing the request to the City of Grand Marais for a variance, North House put its campus plans on pause to host a month of listening sessions. This included hosting six public meetings, engaging in many other conversations, and receiving several letters and phone messages. While several conversations are still underway, North House is pleased to share with the... READ MORE >
The North Shore Health Care Foundation (NSHCF) has $30,000 to be awarded to community organizations and programs that contribute to equitable health care and healthy living in Cook County this year, through its semi-annual grant program. Applications are due by 4 p.m., May 1 for the first round of funding this year, and by Oct. 1 for the second round... READ MORE >
Minnesota gained 11,500 jobs, up 0.4 percent in the last month on a seasonally adjusted basis following the addition of 13,000 (revised up from 5,200) jobs in February 2022, according to numbers released today by the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED). The private sector gained 11,000 jobs, up 0.4 prcent following the addition of 12,800 (revised up... READ MORE >
People of all ages will come together this year to celebrate Earth Day in a live event filled with music, fun, and interesting speakers that proposes to be the largest Earth Day celebration in the area in recent memory. The festivities kick-off at 4:30 p.m. on Earth Day, April 22, at the Cook County Community Center in Grand Marais. The... READ MORE >
As spring arrives in Minnesota, it’s time for the state to kick off its popular program that relies on Minnesota residents to help monitor its 12,000 plus lakes and 92,000 plus miles of streams. The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) is now recruiting volunteers to measure water clarity in numerous lakes and streams in Cook County – including several high-priority... READ MORE >
The Grand Portage Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Community has been actively participating in the ICARE research project, which is being conducted as a collaboration between the University of Minnesota Medical School, Duluth Campus, the Wisconsin Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center, and American Indian and First Nation community members in Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Ontario. The ICARE research project partnership aims to... READ MORE >
LHB of Duluth, Minnesota, has earned a National Recognition Award for exemplary engineering achievement in the American Council of Engineering Companies’ (ACEC) 55th annual Engineering Excellence Awards (EEA) for the Trunk Highway 61 Roadway Rehabilitation and Safety Improvement Designated as an “All American Road,” Trunk Highway 61 is the only serviceable regional connector to the U.S.- Canadian border. It also... READ MORE >
March 23 marked the 12th anniversary of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), which enacted patient protections that make health coverage fairer and easier to understand, and the financial help that makes it more affordable. With the help of the ACA and MNsure, Minnesota’s health insurance marketplace, Minnesota’s uninsured rate has gone from above 9 percent in 2010 to 4 percent... READ MORE >
The Soo Locks, which serve as Lake Superior’s gateway, will open March 25 at 12:01 a.m. Eastern Time, signaling the seasonal start of commercial shipping on the Great Lakes As is typically the case, iron ore from Minnesota will be the initial downbound cargo through the locks, as the Burns Harbor and American Century are expected to begin loading overnight... READ MORE >
