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REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS: STRATEGIC PLANNING SERVICES

Click here for a printable version. PURPOSE The purpose of this Request for Proposal (RFP) is to solicit proposals from consultants experienced in strategic planning to lead Lake Superior Community Partnership (LSCP) through a strategic planning process. Specifically, LSCP is seeking…

U.P. Wide Broadband Webinar

The LSCP, CUPPAD, and other regional planning agencies across the U.P. recently hosted a discussion with Connected Nation and the Atlantic Engineering Group (AEG), a fiber optics company that was the winning bidder of RDOF funds in Michigan. Over the next few years, AEG will be constructing over 5,000…

Rural Stakeholders Comment on New Office of Rural Development

  FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 19, 2021   Rural Stakeholders Comment on New Office of Rural Development   Marquette County – Today Governor Gretchen Whitmer announced the creation of the Office of Rural Development, which will be…

Upper Peninsula Named as Vertical Launch & Autonomous Vehicle Testing Site

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 23, 2020   MARQUETTE – The Michigan Launch Initiative, an effort led by the Michigan Aerospace Manufacturers Association (MAMA), is moving forward with a vertical launch site and autonomous vehicle proving grounds to be located in the…

It’s Plaid and Pearls!

The Lake Superior Community Partnership’s Annual Dinner is this week! This event is our largest fundraiser of the year. We expect a few hundred people at this fun-filled event on March 12th in the Northern Center Ballrooms at Northern Michigan University….

Michigan Future Business Index Presented

Every year Chris Holman and the Michigan Business Network (MBN) make their way to Marquette County to share the results of their Michigan Future Business Index. The index is defined by MBN as “The semi-annual Michigan Future Business Index has been…

Projects That Matter

In economic development, we sell our region. We market all the wonderful attributes that make companies want to do business here. For example: Natural beauty Recreational opportunities Low risk of natural disaster Strong work ethic/talent Low crime rates World class university and…

LSCP Annual Dinner to Celebrate Development

The Lake Superior Community Partnership’s Annual Dinner is less than a month away! This event is our largest fundraiser of the year. We expect over 250 people at this fun-filled event on February 20th in the Great Lakes Room at NMU’s University Center. Each year we come together to…
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