9/24/2025

IRONWOOD - Aspirus has decided it will resume contract negotiations with the Michigan Nurses Association (MNA) after an unfair labor practice charge was filed. Nurses at Aspirus Ironwood Hospital, whose contract expired August 2, seek competitive wages and oppose the September 17 closure of labor and delivery services and say in a statement said they remain ready and willing to continue the bargaining process. The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) will guide next steps, while nurses at three Upper Peninsula Aspirus hospitals have launched a petition against staffing cuts.

9/24/2025

N. WISCONSIN (AP) — A fierce loyalist of President Donald Trump who represents a broad swath of Wisconsin’s rural Northwoods in Congress has entered the governor’s race. U.S. Rep. Tom Tiffany becomes the Republican front-runner over two other GOP candidates with less name recognition and support. The governor’s race is open for the first time in 16 years after Democratic Gov. Tony Evers decided against seeking a third term. Numerous Democrats are running, but there is no clear front-runner. Evers hasn’t endorsed anyone yet.

9/24/2025

ASHLAND - Newmark commercial real estate, headquartered in New York City, has been given the exclusive listing to sell Northland College’s 19-building, 100-acre campus in Ashland. Newmark’s Managing Director Bruce Westling will represent the seller. The private liberal arts college, which shut down in May 2025 after 130 years on Lake Superior, offers a 400,000-square-foot campus with diverse, turn-key facilities. Huron Consulting Group, which has higher education expertise will identify strategic academic buyers for the property, like other small colleges, research facilities and religious organizations, and will advise Newmark.