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Lake Superior Community Partnership Foundation announces new board members

  The Lake Superior Community Partnership Foundation (LSCPF) is pleased to announce the induction of many new board members over past nine months. Scott Knaffla was elected on the LSCP Foundation board October 2015. He is a Financial Advisor and Managing Director at Barton & Associates, Ameriprise Financial Services providing…

What the LSCP has done in 2016

Once again, the first half of the year has flown by! How are we already halfway through 2016? We’ve worked with some amazing clients, coordinated the annual Ambassador trip to Lansing, completed two successful fundraising events and are in the…

Partnership looks forward to B2B Expo

About a month ago, the LSCP announced that we will be hosting our first ever Business to Business (B2B) Expo and Workshop. This event will take place on October 27 at NMU’s University Center. The B2B event will include a…

Eagle East new potential mine site

Eagle Mine is hoping their discovery of a potential new mineralized area will extend the life of the mine in northern Marquette county. Last June Lundin announced that exploration drilling found a new zone of nickel and copper mineralization a little more than a mile east of the Eagle…

Job Opening: Business Development Representative

POSITION SUMMARY The Business Development Representative carries out the organization’s program involvement strategies, serves part of a staff team for associated programs, and conducts retention visits with area businesses to assess current opportunities and challenges and inform of applicable LSCP business services. PRIMARY POSITION OBJECTIVES Conducts partner and prospect retention/expansion and…

Summer Skilled Trades Camps for Kids 2016 Gears, Chains & Cranes Repair an Engine Develop an Electronic Game Weld a Widget Cook a Meal Make Up a Mask Solve a Crime Build a Team Fix a Bike Design a Building Engineer a Bridge HAVE FUN…

Navigating through challenging times

I have been accused of being a glass half full kind of a person, and many of my columns have shared the positive services we provide as economic developers. Truth be told, we also play a role with clients and…

Upper Peninsula invades Lansing

As you know, important decisions are being made and public policy is created daily in our state capitol.  For us, that is 400 miles away, making it difficult to participate in the process in person on a regular…

UP Health System – Marquette Breaks Ground on $300+ Million Medical Campus

  MARQUETTE, MI (May 26, 2016) — UP Health System – Marquette broke ground today on its new 500,000 square-foot, state-of-the-art medical facility and 80,000 square-foot, adjoining medical office building. The new medical campus will have an enormous impact on the economic health of the community and will enhance the…

LSCP annual golf outing around corner

I can’t believe it’s time to talk golf! How time flies! As the weather warms up, the LSCP events team starts planning our second largest fundraiser of the year. We know there are many golf outings over the course of…
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