Keweenaw Financial, the parent company of Superior National Bank and Trust has agreed to acquire rival Michigan-based bank holding firm North Star Financial and its subsidiary Main Street Bank for $42 million. While Superior National Bank and Trust, which was founded in 1890, holds more than $575 million of assets under management, Main Street Bank […]

BWXT Nuclear Operations Group, a subsidiary of nuclear components and fuel supplier BWX Technologies (BWXT), has won a contract of around $806 million from the US Naval Nuclear Propulsion Program. The contract, which comes with options, is for the procurement of long-lead materials needed for the manufacturing of naval reactor components. Rex Geveden – BWXT […]

Amazon has announced plans to open fulfillment centers in the US states of Illinois and Idaho, thereby creating more than 1,500 jobs. In Illinois, the e-commerce giant will be opening the fulfillment center in Channahon, where 500 plus new, full-time jobs will be created with starting wages of $15 an hour alongside company benefits. Employees […]