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Ethics in Economic Development

“Ethics is knowing the difference between what you have a right to do and what is right to do.” –          Potter Stewart In today’s world, many lead stories in the media unfortunately have to do with individuals who make poor ethical decisions on behalf of their company or organization.  While many…

Leadership Academy Kick-Off Retreat

One of the most exciting aspects of fall is welcoming the new Lake Superior Leadership Academy (LSLA) class to their eight month interactive journey.  The mission of the LSLA is to “bring together new, emerging and potential leaders from the Marquette County area to address pertinent community needs, strengthen…

Annual Drive for Partners

The Lake Superior Community Partnership annual Drive for Partners officially kicks off in October, and to illustrate the value of becoming a Partner, I thought I would highlight many of the LSCP resources that can benefit your organization or business. First, a little bit about the make up of the…

Second Anniversary of LSCP Column

As I have alluded to several times in the past few months, the Lake Superior Community Partnership has put an emphasis on our communications efforts.  We’ve realized the importance of being transparent, not only to our dues paying Partners, but to the general public as well.  Economic development is…

VIPs Pay a Visit to Marquette County

What a crazy and busy week in Marquette County!  You may have heard that Governor Rick Snyder traveled across the bridge and spent several days touring our beautiful peninsula.  We were honored to have him at several venues in Marquette County. On Monday night, the Marquette Economic Club hosted dinner…

The Partnership Strives for Transparency

One of the goals of the LSCP in 2011 is to be more transparent in our economic development activities and outcomes.  The theory being that, if we are communicating factual information to our stakeholders, there is less chance for misinformation to be generated.  In order to do this, we…

LSCP’s New Online Site Selection Tool

An essential part of business startup, expansion or relocation is site selection, or choosing a building or property to house your business.  As an economic development agency it is important that we are able to assist businesses with the site selection process by having a wealth of sites and…

Accreditation Status an Honor for LSCP

As you have probably heard by now, the Lake Superior Community Partnership has received accreditation status from the International Economic Development Council (IEDC).  This designation is one of the highest accolades an economic development organization (EDO) can hope to receive, and we are certainly honored and humbled by this…

Funding Economic and Community Development

In order to fund and support economic and workforce development, as well as cultural and recreational activities in the Upper Peninsula, the Lake Superior Community Partnership Foundation was created in 2000 as an outgrowth of the Lake Superior Community Partnership.  The LSCP Foundation is a 501(c)(3) corporation whose primary…

Marquette-Alger Great Start Collaborative Needs Your Help

At a recent Lake Superior Community Partnership board of directors meeting, Marquette-Alger Great Start Collaborative Director Kathy Lammi gave a presentation addressing the importance of investing, as a community, in early childhood development.  She gave astonishing statistics that spoke volumes to me and our board members.  One that stuck…
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