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Jump starting careers

Back in December, the LSCP was awarded a contract from the Michigan Economic Development Corporation (MEDC) to serve as the Region 1 (Upper Peninsula) liaison for their Career Jump Start program. LSCP Business Development Representative Linda O’Brien has taken the…

Skanska Closner Selected as Contractor for Marquette Hospital

Plans to develop $300 million hospital campus move forward Marquette, Mich. (March 24, 2015) – UP Health System – Marquette today announced that Skanska Closner has been selected as the general contractor for the construction of the new hospital campus. With the selection of the contractor, UP Health System – Marquette…

Swanberg promoted to Vice President of Economic Development

MARQUETTE – Lake Superior Community Partnership (LSCP) recently promoted Caralee Swanberg to Vice President of Economic Development.   Swanberg has a bachelor’s degree in Public Relations from Northern Michigan University. Before joining the LSCP in 2010, she worked in high-tech financial start-ups,…

Region 1 Represented at Governor’s Summit

In the past I have talked about how our state is broken up into 10 regions for service delivery.  The Upper Peninsula is Region 1 and it moves south with Detroit being Region 10. Last week, a large contingent…

Michigan Governor’s Economic And Education Summit

Amy Clickner and Linda O’Brien are representing LSCP in Detroit at the 2015 Governor’s Economic and Education Summit, GES2. The joint summit focuses on Career Tech Education (CTE), providing opportunities for students to be prepared for successful careers. Each of Michigan’s 10 Prosperity Regions have assembled an engaging discussion…

LSCP Annual Dinner

The Lake Superior Community Partnership relies on fundraising to raise money for the economic development services and opportunities we provide. Our premier fundraiser is our Annual Dinner, which will be held Thursday, March 12, from 5:30 to 8:30pm in the…

MSF Grants Marquette Development Projects Access to $60M

Two major Marquette-based development projects received the green light from the Michigan Strategic Fund (MSF) board today. One project involves the use of $55.7 million in tax capture to relocate a Marquette hospital to a Brownfield site that has a city-owned structure that would have to be demolished. The other involves…

Year in Review

If I could only use one word to wrap up 2014 it would be “amazing.” We have had the pleasure of working with businesses across the region, in all stages and sectors, providing a wide range of services. Once again…

Personal Property Tax Deadline

As you may recall, I wrote a column back in July regarding proposal 1.  We are excited that this proposal passed in August! The adopted Legislature will: Reduce the state use tax and replace with a local community stabilization share…
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