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Making maple syrup is a sticky business
-Syrup season is in full swing on the North Shore. This year, sap in the Arrowhead ran before the rest of the state, forcing syrup produces to kick operations into high gear much earlier than usual.
Mayor discusses EDA woes
Jay Andersen-At Wednesday’s Grand Marais City Council meeting, Mayor Sue Hakes told the council the group formed to look into alleviating the financial problems of the Economic Development Authority, of w
Tourism groups join together to promote county
Jay Andersen-Six tourism groups have joined together to lead a county-wide effort to market Cook County. The new organization is called the Cook County Visitors Bureau and will become official on May 1.
Lodging tax revenues start to climb back
Jay Andersen-Lodging tax revenues for the month of January have increased over December 2009 numbers for all reporting tourism associations.
Broadband application passed over
Jay Andersen-Cook County’s first round fiber optic stimulus grant application has not been selected for funding. The Broadband Initiative group received notice about a week ago.
County to begin 1 percent sales tax collection April 1
Jay Andersen-It’s not an April Fools prank. April 1 is the day Cook County begins collecting an additional 1 percent tax on retail sales within the county.
County helps EDA and Superior National with finances
Jay Andersen-On Tuesday, Cook County Commissioners agreed to advance the Joint Cook County/Grand Marais Economic Development Authority (EDA) a portion of the first half of the property tax levy.
Local telephone service disrupted again Tuesday morning
-Local telephone service was disrupted this morning for about an hour around 8:30 a.m.
Living on the Edge: Part 11
Carah Thomas-One way communities often try and grow their local economy is through business development. It was in this spirit that the county and city first started talking about developing a business park.
