Some companies have since moved on to join the Main Market, although in the last few years, significantly more companies transferred from the Main Market to the AIM (the AIM has significant tax advantages for investors, as well as less regulatory burden for the companies themselves).ome companies have since moved on to join the Main Market, although in the last few years, significantly more companies transferred from the Main Market to the AIM (the AIM has significant tax advantages for investors, as well as less regulatory burden for the companies themselves).
The Upper Peninsula remains a predominantly rural region. As of the 2010 census, the region had a population of 311,361âscarcely more than 3% of Michigan's total population. According to the 2010 census, 103,211 people live in the 12 towns of at least 4,000 people, covering 96.5 square miles (250 km2).
Divided into two separate land areas, and bordered by four of the five Great Lakes, Michigan has the longest shoreline in the continental U.S. - nearly 3,300 miles. Michigan's Upper Peninsula is hilly and rugged in the west, especially in the heavily-forested Porcupine Mountains.Further east in the Huron Mountains the state's highest point, Mt. Arvon, stands at 1,979 ft. Moving to the east, the Upper Peninsula's land is much flatter, with some inland swamps.Michigan's Lower Peninsula is rather flat, especially along the eastern and southeastern shorelines.orested Isle Royale, located in the far-northwestern corner of Lake Superior, is the only (island) National Park in the United States. The surrounding Great Lakes are Michigan's most striking landforms. In addition, the state is covered by over 11,000 fresh water lakes (mostly small).