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Tourism
Expanded trailhead planned for city land
By KYLE WHITNEY - Journal Staff Writer, The Mining Journal
The Marquette City Commission voiced approval for a Noquemanon Trail Network project that would allow the construction of trailhead facilities on city property adjacent to M-553. That land is a part of the Heartwood Forestland, originally 2,400 acres of property purchased by the city in 2005.
Under the plan presented to the commission by Lyle VanderSchaaf, who sits on the NTN board and is president of the group's single-track committee, the NTN would expand on its existing trailhead, which is located along the east side of M-553 between Division Street and Mount Marquette Road.
The Noquemanon Trail Network is planning a $70,000 project to expand its trailhead facilities along M-553. That trailhead provides access to the NTN'S South Trails, seen here. Plans include the construction of a 24-foot by 32-foot open-air structure, as well as the creation of a gravel parking lot to fit 100 cars, picnic facilities and signage consistent with other city signs. "In all, the NTN would be looking at committing close to $70,000 in value to the city with this project," said VanderSchaaf. more->
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Natural Resources
The Michigan Department of Natural Resources announced that 19 communities across the state will share $735,100 in Recreation Passport grants. Money for this fund is derived from the sale of the Recreation Passport, which replaced the resident motor vehicle permit (MVP) - or window sticker - for state park entrance in 2010.
Grants have been awarded to Rollin Township (Lenawee County), Bay de Noc Township (Delta County), city of Cadillac (Wexford County), Maple Ridge Township (Delta County), Charlevoix Township (Charlevoix County), city of Munising (Alger County), city of Portage (Kalamazoo County), Garden Township (Delta County), Marquette County, Tilden Township (Marquette County), Wheatland Township (Hillsdale County), Jackson County, Oakland County, Sherman Township (Iosco County), village of Lake Linden (Houghton County), city of Westland (Wayne County), Genesee County, city of Rochester Hills (Oakland County) and Emmet County.
The full list of award recipients, grant amounts and description of their projects are available at www.michigan.gov/dnr-grants by clicking on Recreation Passport Grants.
The cities, counties and townships selected to receive a Recreation Passport grant clearly demonstrated projects that are designed to provide better public outdoor recreation opportunities or facilities, infrastructure and economic development plans that support public outdoor recreation activity. The successful entries were chosen from a field of 82 grant applications seeking some $2.9 million in funding. more->
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Tourism
State trail envisioned
Gov. Rick Snyder has directed state agencies to work toward developing a roughly 900-mile signature hiking and biking trail running from downstate Belle Isle to Ironwood. In his message on "Ensuring Our Future: Energy and the Environment" delivered this week, Snyder said Michigan has more total trail miles than just about any other state. FULL ARTICLE AT THE MINING JOURNAL->
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Please take a moment to review these updates from the UPWard Initiative.
Thanks to the many UPWard members along with others that have provided content for these updates. If you have information you would like to share with the group, please email it to me. Holly Peoples
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January 24th, 2013
UPEDA Quarterly Meeting
Holiday Inn, Marquette
Topics include:
- Keynote Speaker - John Austin, Michigan Economic Center
- Upper Peninsula Commercial Air Service Panel - Facilitated by Fred Kotler, panelists: Duane DuRay, Sawyer International Airport; Connie Ness, Delta County Airport; Dennis Hext, Houghton County Airport
- Regional Food Hubs as Economic Drivers in the UP - Michelle Walk, MSU Extension
Click HERE for more information and to register.
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Education and Workforce Development
ROTC LEADERSHIP TRAINING!
JAG Members from North Star Academy visited NMU's ROTC where students learned about The Reserved Officer's Training Corp. Major Holman led a discussion on the many aspects of leadership. Students then broke into two groups and participated in team-building and leadership activities.
Following each activity, the group debriefed what went well and how to improve. They then completed the activity a second time, but a new twist was added to make the activity newly challenging. The students learned communication is a key in any team-building activity. You have to know how to communicate with your peers in more ways than just speaking.
Thank you to Major Holman, Cadet Roberts, Cadet Carlson, and Anthem, Major Holman's service dog!
We had an amazing experience!
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Business Growth and Development
Winsert, Inc. of Marinette, has achieved the distinction of Green Professional from the Wisconsin Sustainable Business Council. As a Green Professional, Winsert, Inc. has performed actions in each of nine sustainability areas and has earned more than 200 points.
"Winsert stands out as a sustainability leader in Wisconsin's manufacturing industry sector" says Tom Eggert, Executive Director of the Wisconsin Sustainable Business Council. "We're excited to welcome the company to the Green Masters Program."
As a Wisconsin manufacturer, Winsert is constantly looking for ways to improve upon their sustainability efforts; it has always been and continues to be a priority. From installing high efficiency lighting throughout the manufacturing area and offices, having recycling containers in every room in the facility, and finding viable uses for their manufacturing bi-product, Winsert is always striving to become more sustainable. It is a continuous process in which they feel is never complete.
"Winsert is honored to be recognized by the Green Masters Program. As a global provider of innovative alloy solutions, it is our responsibility to reduce our footprint as much as possible, especially with being in the manufacturing sector," says Geno Lemery of Winsert, Inc. "Our employees take our sustainability initiatives seriously and Winsert's management team leads by example. Becoming a part of the Green Masters program is a great success as it is a testament to the continuous commitment of our workforce."
The Wisconsin Sustainable Business Council works with businesses in the state interested in becoming leaders in sustainability. It serves businesses at all stages of development by educating, facilitating information exchange between members, and providing support. The council, which also hosts an annual business conference and issues an annual State of the State Sustainability Report, seeks to promote Wisconsin as a gathering place for innovative and sustainable business. more->
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Business Growth and Development
Creative Composites, Inc. of Rapid River, Michigan, has been audited by American Systems Registrar of Wyoming, Michigan and certified as meeting the AS9100C quality system requirements for:
Manufacture of Structural Composites and Composite Materials; Machining, Welding and Fabrication of Stainless Steel or Aluminum Structures; Automotive and MIL-Spec Painting.
A quality management standard for the Aerospace Industry, AS9100 is designed to meet stringent, complex and unique demands of the defense and commercial Aerospace industry. Similar to ISO 9001:2000, with nearly 100 additional requirements specific to Aerospace, being certified to an accredited AS9100 registrar provides organizations with a comprehensive quality management system (QMS) focused on areas directly impacting product safety and reliability, including:
- Configuration management requires that management discipline be applied over the life cycle of a product to provide visibility and control of its functional and physical characteristics.
- Design ensures that design-responsible organizations have a robust design process to meet safety and reliability requirements demanded by the Aerospace industry.
- Purchasing requires effective controls over the organization's entire supply chain.
- Product Realization ensures that each phase of product realization, from planning procuring and manufacturing to shipment is controlled for delivery of product conforming to customer requirements.
- Product Monitoring/Measurement defines requirements for product validation prior to shipment.
AS9100 Advantage:
- Independent Certification to AS9100 via an AS9100 registrar validates a company's commitment to quality and provides the organization with:
- Performance based analysis aimed towards defect prevention methods and continual improvement.
- Fulfilling certification requirements as approved suppliers for OEMs.
- Improve customer satisfaction and reduction in audits and oversight by the OEMs.
- Enhanced performance and cost savings from operational consistency and reduction in rework and scrap.
Creative Composites consider this an important investment in their capabilities to provide the best value to customers and partners.
More information at www.creativecompositesinc.com
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