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Upper Peninsula Named as Vertical Launch & Autonomous Vehicle Testing Site

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 23, 2020   MARQUETTE – The Michigan Launch Initiative, an effort led by the Michigan Aerospace Manufacturers Association (MAMA), is moving forward with a vertical launch site and autonomous vehicle proving grounds to be located in the…

Business Recovery Assistance

The Upper Peninsula is in the reopening, rebounding, recovery stages of the pandemic. There are many requirements for a business to keep their employers, customers and the public safe and we are all adjusting to the “new normal” of being a…

Love on Local

It is wonderful to see businesses and organizations continued the reopening process! While we all realize that things are definitely not as they used to be, we continue to adapt to the “new normal” and begin to live our lives outside…

Phase 5 of MI Safe Start in the Upper Peninsula

We have made it to Phase 5 of the Michigan Safe Start Plan! It has certainly been a long three months for everyone, learning to adjust to what comes next. The virus certainly left no one immune to the effects. Whether…

Reopening the U.P.

What an unusual year it has been so far. Basically, most of us have ripped up our 2020 Strategic plans and started over! From an economic development standpoint, our time has been spent connecting with our businesses, providing appropriate services and…

LSCP Graduation Season 2020

Normally, this time of year we would be busy with the hustle and bustle of the Lake Superior Community Partnership (LSCP) graduation season. This would be for the Lake Superior Leadership Academy (LSLA) and the Electrical Line Technician program. However, in…

It’s here! Economic Development Week 2020

Created by the International Economic Development Council in 2016, the goal of Economic Development Week (EDW) is to increase awareness for local programs that create jobs, advance career development opportunities and increase the quality of life in communities everywhere. Economic Development…

Economic Development During a Crisis

What a crazy world we live in these days. I keep saying it’s like living in a bad movie, or like the movie “Groundhog’s Day”! I also wonder if sweatpants and baseball caps will be standard attire in the workplace once…
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