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Muddy fish creek watershed

Northland Project Aims to Clear Chequamegon Bay’s Muddy Waters

…guided fishing trips. Other visitors simply stayed away. That has had a direct economic impact on area tourism-related businesses. One of those is the sports fishing charter service operated by Ashland resident Dave Sorenson. “Like a lot of my comrades, saw a severe drop in business because of the massive…

Northland College students and alum prepare rain garden

Rain Gardens Provide Stormwater Storage

…large flood event in the past six years—and rain gardens play an important role in capturing runoff. In June, Merton, who started his own ecological restoration business, worked with Burke Center research assistants planting different types of sedges, grasses, and forbs to soak up water and provide habitat. Meanwhile, Burke…

The Chequamegon Food Coop at night.

The Language of Local Foods

Meagan (Wilson) Van Beest ’97 manager at CFC

…cooperative. Van Beest chose Northland College sight unseen because she received a postcard in the mail with a red canoe. The first thing she did when she arrived was to join the Chequamegon Food Co-op, located in downtown Ashland. She majored in English literature and unofficially minored in small business

Regional Business News

Provides comprehensive, full-text coverage for 110 regional U.S. and Canadian business publications including coverage of more than 80 regional business journals, newspapers and newswires covering all metropolitan and rural areas within the United States. Content from 1990.

Arial view of Northland campus

Impact on local economy put at $45.5 M

…study. Its author was Russ Kashian, PhD, a professor in the University’s College of Business and Economics. UW-Whitewater Assistant Professor of Economics Matt Winden, PhD, delivered a presentation on the study Monday evening at the Northern Great Lakes Visitor Center. In his discussion, Winden said the study analyzed the economic…

Portrait of John Allen

Allen Named Philanthropist of the Year

…10 years as chair — credits Northland with helping launch his successful business career. “Unlike larger major universities, professors at Northland never quit on you—this is the foundation that allowed me to be successful in law school and which helps me in every transaction.” Allen has supported substantial College initiatives,…

Portrait of Niina Baum & her two dogs

A Musher's Life: 1 Min Video

Business student Niina Baum competed sportsmen’s class at the Apostle Islands Sled Dog Race last weekend. Saturday and Sunday she took her team of six for two twenty-mile runs. She’s been racing huskies for a dozen years. https://youtu.be/Hv5zDbhoVEg…

Graphic design student interns in Sweden

Graphic Design on the Job

Swedish Student Returns Home for Internship

…as part of its business plan. Bülling worked closely with each of the company’s departments, warehouse managers, graphic designers, a photographer, and web page programmers and designers. “Artilleriet is such an unusual and unique home decor store, it was so much fun and so interesting to see how they thought…