SAULT STE. MARIE – Low advertising revenues are forcing newspapers across the nation to go out of business, and magazines and other publications are similarly hard hit by high costs...

That whooshing noise you may have heard was the sound of Summer 2009 rushing past, and now Labor Day is right around the corner. Celebrations of the American worker are...

ST. IGNACE – A much-needed, modern health care facility is on the way to this city, in the form of the new $37.2 million Mackinac Straits Hospital. Skanska USA Building...

Trend improves for U.S. construction The value of new construction starts climbed 8% in July to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $420.3 billion, it was reported Aug. 18 by...

SAULT STE. MARIE – Construction of corn-fed ethanol plants were all the rage a few years ago in the drive to diversify the nation’s energy producing capabilities. Now comes cellulosic...

ANN ARBOR – Twenty years ago, the week-long United Association Instructor Training Program was loaded up and moved from Purdue University to Washtenaw Community College. About 1,200 pipe trades instructors...

BATTLE CREEK – Michigan’s newest casino is open for business – the new $300 million Firekeepers Casino. The 230,000 square-foot gaming facility opened to the public on Aug. 9, after...

DETROIT – The state’s largest city would be a good stop for any cruise ship plying the Great Lakes – but at this time, there aren’t good places along the...

SAULT STE. MARIE – Michigan Building and Construction Trades Council Secretary-Treasurer Patrick Devlin and President Patrick “Shorty” Gleason were both re-elected to four-year terms during the council’s 49th annual convention....

ANN ARBOR –The city and the University of Michigan’s hospitality and facilities won rave reviews from the nearly 2,000 electricians from across the nation who participated in the National Training...