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Local business intelligence tool helps LSCP partner businesses grow

MARQUETTE — The Lake Superior Community Partnership (LSCP) launched an online tool designed to help local businesses grow by making smarter decisions through data analysis.  SizeUp for Local Business Intelligence, located here, allows businesses to easily obtain highly specific data on revenues, salaries, health insurance costs, supplier locations, and…

Sale of UPCCO completed

ISHPEMING — Upper Peninsula Power Company announced Thursday that the sale of the utility has been completed. This sale marks the return of UPPCO to its roots of being a Michigan-headquartered energy company. All approvals have been completed for Balfour Beatty Infrastructure Partners to acquire UPPCO from…

Lake Superior Community Partnership Announces New Employee

The Lake Superior Community Partnership (LSCP) is pleased to announce the hiring of Ashley Szczepanski.  She will serve as Assistant to Events and Marketing. Szczepanski has a Bachelor of Applied Arts in Commercial Recreation and Facility Management from Central Michigan University. Since graduation in 2009, she has been employed by…

Code Michigan Returns for Second Year – This Year to Marquette

Software developers are invited to participate in the state’s Code Michigan event this October for an opportunity to build mobile and web applications and win cash prizes. “Code Michigan is an exciting opportunity for civic-minded developers and designers to help reinvent Michigan’s government by creating mobile and web…

Business community wins with passage of Proposal 1

The business community scored a big win Tuesday night, with Michigan voters approving Proposal 1, thus ensuring the elimination of the industrial personal property tax. With 98 percent of precincts reporting statewide as of early Wednesday morning, the proposal passed 69-31. Proposal 1’s passage also ensures approval of a plan supporters…

LSCP Quarterly Luncheon: Marquette County Update

The Lake Superior Community Partnership (LSCP) will be holding a Quarterly Luncheon on Tuesday, August 12 at the Holiday Inn beginning at 12 noon. The event will feature a Marquette County update from County Administrator Scott Erbisch.  This is a chance to get a better understanding of all that…

Five Development Projects to Watch in Marquette County

Marquette County continues to grow!  Here are five projects you should keep an eye on as they result in additional jobs and investment in our region. Thomas Theatre Group What it is: The $10 million building project includes…

Dennis Smith, LSCP Board Chairman Receives Award

This afternoon, Dennis Smith received the 2014 Ellis J. Bonner Outstanding Achievement Award, presented at the annual summer conference of the Michigan Association of Health Plans (MAHP). The award was presented to Dennis during the MAHP Annual Awards Luncheon. The Bonner Outstanding Achievement Award is given to an MAHP member who…
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