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Distinguished Service Award Winners Announced

MARQUETTE – The Lake Superior Community Partnership is pleased to announce the recipients of the 2015 Distinguished Service Awards, sponsored by the Marquette County Ambassadors.  Range Bank was selected in the business category and Mike Skytta as the individual award recipient.  The awards will be presented in front of…

Plus One Recognizes New Jobs in Marquette County

MARQUETTE – Thirty-eight Marquette County businesses have collectively created 484 new jobs in 2014 and were recognized for their participation in the Plus One Program on Wednesday, February 4 during the Lake Superior Community Partnership’s Annual Meeting. Michigan Works! and…

Energy deal welcomed

I interrupt my regularly scheduled column to talk energy. There was no way I could submit my article this week as it was once Tuesday’s energy announcements were made.  I liken the package of agreements to a late Christmas gift…

Michigan Personal Property Tax Reform

In an ongoing effort to make the state a more attractive place for businesses to invest and grow, Michigan is phasing out its Personal Property Tax (PPT) for most businesses beginning in 2014.  This reform will substantially reduce compliance and administrative costs for businesses and will be especially attractive…

Business Development Webinars

The Small Business Development Center is offering a series of webinars on writing a business plan and starting a business. Each costs $10.  Click the links below for more information the webinars and how to sign up. Writing a Business Plan

Regional Career and Technical Education Highlighted

Career and technical education (CTE) can prepare youth and adults for a wide range of high-demand, high-skill and high-wage occupations. It emphasizes hands-on learning to develop practical skills and creative thinking that can serve as a pathway to college education or an apprenticeship en route to gainful employment. CTE…

LSCP Awarded Contract as Career Jump Start Liaison

The Lake Superior Community Partnership (LSCP) has been awarded a contract from the Michigan Economic Development Corporation (MEDC) to serve as the Region 1 (Upper Peninsula) liaison for their Career Jump Start (CJS) program. Career Jump Start promotes…

Add a new job in 2014?

In 2013, 48 Marquette County businesses collectively created 241 new jobs and were recognized for their participation through the Plus One Program. Michigan Works! and the Lake Superior Community Partnership’s Plus One program is a program designed around the premise that an employer adding just one employee…

What is the LSCP?

We get many questions on what exactly the LSCP does.  Do we only provide services for our partners or for the whole community?  Are we a Chamber of Commerce?  Are we an economic development organization?  Are the services we…
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