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Partnership Highlights for April 2026

2025 Annual Report: A Year of Execution Last month, the LSCP released our 2025 Annual Report, and the results reflect just how much our region accomplished together. 2025 was a year of turning strategy into real, measurable action — securing investments, launching new programs, earning recognition, and building the partnerships…

Partnership Highlights for March 2026

Partnering with Local Governments to Create Prosperous Communities The LSCP’s 2024 – 2026 strategic plan has a specific focus area designed to help support the creation of vibrant communities. That area highlights our commitment to working not just as a private-sector entity, but also in close partnership with our public-sector…

Partnership Highlights for February 2026

LSCP Partners with City of Ishpeming for Match on Main  The LSCP team is honored to continue partnering with the City of Ishpeming to make MEDC’s Match on Main program available to local downtown businesses. The Match on Main grant program supports place-based businesses looking to strengthen and…

Lake Superior Community Partnership Announces Planned CEO Transition in 2026

IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 20, 2026 Lake Superior Community Partnership Announces Planned CEO Transition in 2026 Current CEO Christopher Germain to remain with organization through process to ensure continuity and stability MARQUETTE COUNTY — The Lake Superior Community Partnership (LSCP) today announced a planned leadership transition, with CEO Christopher Germain sharing his intention to…

All-of-the-Above: Moving from Housing Data to Housing Units 

All-of-the-Above: Moving from Housing Data to Housing Units  On May 23, approximately 60 local officials, finance institutions, developers, community partners, and others came together at the Northern Center to take a deep dive in the recently release…

Tackling Labor Challenges Together 

On April 26, the LSCP team held our second Breakfast and Business event of 2024. The topic was workforce trends and challenges. That’s a broad topic, so you may wonder how exactly one addresses such a broad topic. Our…

Amplifying Our Voice, Together

The Lake Superior Community Partnership team has built a deep and well-balanced bench of benefits for our Partners over the year. While much of the attention often goes to tangible benefits such as ribbon cuttings, Business After Hours, the business…

An Evening Celebrating Marquette County Economic Development

As we enter the second quarter of the year, we’re preparing for one of the LSCP’s longest-standing events: our Annual Dinner. This year, the dinner will take place on Wednesday, April 10 at the Northern Center. Each year, the Annual Dinner…
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