Northern Initiatives and Our Customers are On the Move

  Communities We Serve   Based on the most recent census data, September was another strong month for the counties we monitor. Jobless rate estimates…

Twenty-five years ago I was among a group of people, some of whom are still in the field who went to the White House for…

  Communities We Serve   Summer finally arrived..........   What would have been expected for the summer months finally showed in the August numbers. Every…

Recently, I heard an NPR story about correspondent Jacki Lyden’s hometown, of Delafield, Wisconsin.  She talked about her memories of that place and particularly the…

Typically, local sourcing is defined as procuring consumable goods within a short radius of where they will be used. For example, Torti Taco, in Battle…

It was about 22 years ago that Kayla and I settled into our lives in Marquette.  I have many stories in that first year about…

  Communities We Serve   An Unusual Spike   A review of the July numbers gives the impression that something was off. Five of the…

  Communities We Serve   A quick glance at the data says....... Summer tourism and agriculture have made their way into the numbers of the…

  Communities We Serve   Jobless Rates Continue to Rise…… The June numbers were surprising in that 73 of the 78 counties Northern Initiatives serves…