HARRISVILLE The Harrisville-based radio station WXTF-LP 97.9 now has a permanent home in Harrisville where it hopes to continue providing Alcona County resi
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Erik Johnson, owner of Svede’s, talks about his business startup as he heats a branding iron with a blowtorch in his garage earlier this month.
ALPENA More and more businesses in Northeast Michigan rely on the internet, but a lack of internet availability makes it hard for owners to start up or thrive in rural areas, entrepreneurs and economic development officials said.
Northeast Michigan is “greatly underserved” when it comes to internet services, said Art Ross, owner of the Rogers City-based Design Team Media. Federal data shows nearly a third of the region’s residents lack access to internet speeds sufficient for modern life.