EUPNTA Earns Founders Award

Eastern Upper Peninsula Nature Tourism Alliance was among several Upper Peninsula businesses earning Founders Awards from Northern Initiatives in April. The Founders Award for Excellence in Collaboration is given to U.P. entrepreneurs who have worked within their communities to strengthen local economies. These individuals and the businesses that they represent have shown their commitment to the communities they serve by helping to bring about growth and prosperity resulting in expanded employment and economic opportunities.

Northern Initiatives is a nonprofit community development corporation that provides tailored business solutions to rural communities. Northern Initiatives supports entrepreneurs, businesses, manufacturing firms, banks, educational institutions, and nonprofit organizations in an effort to strengthen the economy of Michigan's Upper and northern Lower Peninsula and northeastern Wisconsin.