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Lake Superior Leadership Academy Class of 2016 Graduates

The Lake Superior Leadership Academy (LSLA) is pleased to announce the graduation of this year’s Academy class. The graduation ceremony took place on May 12 at the Landmark Inn. The LSLA, a project of the Lake Superior Community Partnership (LSCP), is…

Celebrating Economic Development Week

Happy Economic Development week! The International Economic Development Council (IEDC) (who is celebrating their 90th anniversary this year!) has declared May 8-14 a week to celebrate achievements within the economic development profession. The IEDC is a non-profit, non-partisan membership organization…

What’s a brownfield, and why it’s important

What is a brownfield?  It’s a term that gets thrown around quite a bit, but for a lot of people defining exactly what a brownfield is or how to deal with them can be difficult. In the simplest terms, a…

Being the eyes, ears for small businesses

An important strategy in economic development surrounds the need to have a robust legislative agenda and the relationships required to move that agenda forward.  In particular, we need to be the eyes and ears for small businesses who typically do not…

Results of Baker’s survey worth sharing

Over the past few years we have participated in Baker Strategy Group’s Economic Outlook Health Check. You may recall receiving emails from us asking you to participate in their survey. The survey is done in 856 cities throughout the 50…

Workshop will assist artists with their business

The Lake Superior Community Partnership (LSCP) is partnering with the City of Marquette Arts and Culture Center to put on a workshop aimed at assisting artists with their business. The workshop is for both artists who own a business or are interested starting one. Turning a creative practice into a…

Distinguished Service Award Winners Announced

The Lake Superior Community Partnership (LSCP) is pleased to announce the recipients of the 2016 Distinguished Service Awards, sponsored by the Marquette County Ambassadors. Checker Transport and Checker Bus were selected in the business category and Stu Bradley as the individual award recipient. The awards will be presented in…

Getting ready for our annual meeting

It is that time of year again, our Annual Meeting. This is when we invite all of our stakeholders together to hear what we have been up to over the past year as well as celebrate businesses who have added…
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