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LSCP Golf Outing

With the weather getting nice and summer upon us, it is time for the LSCP’s Golf Outing. This year will be the 16th annual and we expect to once again sell out of foursomes. This is our second largest fundraising…

Action Alert – Road Funding Plan

– ACTION ALERT – Dear Partners/Stakeholders, The Lake Superior Community Partnership is closely monitoring various road funding plans in the state Legislature following the defeat of the Proposal 1 state transportation ballot proposal. This issue is moving quickly and we hope our partners and stakeholders will oppose the cuts to economic…

Ambassadors take on Lansing

As you can imagine, important decisions are being made and policies are being created every day in the state capitol. For us, that is 400 miles away, often times making it difficult to participate in the process in person. That…

Stop Currency Manipulation – Please Take Action

We need your help! This email is to fill you in on an important jobs issue happening in Washington and to ask for your help in supporting American manufacturing. To connect the dots back home, I am sure you are aware of the idling of the Empire Mine…

Economic Development is a Competitive Sport

There has been much debate recently in the state legislature about budget shortfalls resulting from state economic development incentives. Calls to reduce state economic development tools or funding for the Michigan Economic Development Corporation (MEDC) are growing louder. Michigan’s economy is…

UPHS – Marquette Receives Organ Donation Award

MARQUETTE – UP Health System – Marquette has been named recipient of the University of Wisconsin Organ and Tissue Donation Award of Hope. The Award of Hope recognizes the comprehensive work of hospitals that achieve or exceed “true conversion rate” goals for organ donation. True conversion rates measures the percent…

Tools useful to businesses

Here at the LSCP, we provide programs and tools that benefit our partners and the business community.  We welcome businesses of all stages and sizes, partner or not, to stop in and visit with our business development team and let…

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,…
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