Brice Burge

4 days ago | secondwavemedia.com | Brice Burge

What's happening: 1st Lt. Brock Artfitch has been promoted to post commander of the Michigan State Police St. Ignace post. This is a return to the St. Ignace post for Artfitch, who had previously served as a sergeant before working as a field investigator for the MSP Professional Standards Section. The St. Ignace post covers the eastern-most parts of the U.P., filled with additional challenges of various islands, the Mackinac Bridge and international crossings with Canada.

2 weeks ago | secondwavemedia.com | Brice Burge

What's happening: The Village of Laurium is looking to install the first splash pad on the Keweenaw Peninsula. The all-inclusive splash pad would better utilize a part of the George Gipp Recreation Area to help add to the area’s playgrounds and family spaces. To fund the project, the village partnered with the Michigan Economic Development Corporation to match funds from a crowdsourcing fundraising campaign through Patronicity.

3 weeks ago | secondwavemedia.com | Brice Burge

What's happening: Bay Mills Community College has been recognized as one of the nation's top institutions for expanding access to higher education and supporting strong career outcomes, earning the prestigious Carnegie Opportunity Colleges and Universities classification for “Higher Access, Higher Earnings.” Awarded by the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education, BMCC finds ways to both serve underrepresented and low-income students and have graduates finding more...

1 month ago | secondwavemedia.com | Brice Burge

What's happening: One of the Upper Peninsula’s largest Registered Investment Advisors (RIA) has been sold to a growing out-of-state advisement group. Mommaerts-Mahaney Financial Services was obtained by Omaha-based Carson Group, shifting control of more than $314 million in client assets to the quickly growing RIA. Carson Group grows to over $41 billion in assets, including recent acquisitions across the Midwest in Chicago and Cedar Rapids, Iowa.

2 months ago | secondwavemedia.com | Brice Burge

What's happening: After devastating ice storms in the Eastern Upper Peninsula, the entire U.P. has been declared as a state of emergency by Gov. Gretchen Whitmer. The damage to infrastructure and the environment has been extensive. The Michigan National Guard was mobilized to help with road clearing efforts. Many emergency shelters were filled with locals without power. Campgrounds and state parks remain closed while the cleanup continues.