IMMEDIATE RELEASE
January 15, 2025
Central U.P. Small Business Support Hub Awards $108,703 to Local Businesses in Fourth Grant Cycle
Central U.P., MI – The Central Upper Peninsula Small Business Support Hub (the HUB) has awarded $108,703 to 15 small businesses across the Upper Peninsula, marking the successful completion…
Celebrating Our 2025 Small Business Award Winners
We are thrilled to recognize the outstanding small businesses and community leaders who are making a meaningful impact across our region. These award winners exemplify innovation, resilience, and a commitment to strengthening our local economy.
Outstanding Small Business Award Recipients:
August 21, 2025
Central U.P., MI – The Central Upper Peninsula Small Business Support Hub (the HUB) has awarded $109,974 to 17 small businesses across the Upper Peninsula, marking the successful completion of its third Direct Grant cycle. Combined with the $218,975 awarded during the first two cycles, the HUB has…
MARQUETTE COUNTY, MI – In response to the late-night passage of House Bill 4002 and Senate Bill 8, LSCP CEO Christopher Germain issued the following statement:
The LSCP is pleased to see bipartisan support for amended versions of House…
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…
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…
The Lake Superior Community Partnership and Marquette Sawyer Regional Airport are asking businesses to add their voice to support expanding air service in the region. A brief five-question survey will help quantify ‘latent demand’ – demand that is not otherwise captured in other data sets because businesses and…
Last year, the LSCP celebrated a quarter century of serving Marquette County businesses and communities as the go-to resource for economic development information and services. Over those years, one of the defining features of the LSCP was its ability…
Winter is a time that we shine in the Upper Peninsula. From skiing, snowshoeing, and snowboarding to ice caves, sled dogs, and outhouse races, we embrace winter unlike anyone else. Our embrace of a season only tolerated by many others…
January 30, 2024
MARQUETTE COUNTY – The Lake Superior Community Partnership (LSCP) and the Greater Ishpeming Negaunee Chamber of Commerce (GINCC) have announced a shared vision for continuing and expanding direct, local access to business support services in western Marquette County. Ensuring the continuation of on-the-ground business support services –…