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Business Expo was a success

I have to start my column today bragging about how successful our first Business to Business Expo and Workshop was at Northern Michigan University on October 27.  And it wouldn’t have been the event it was if not for our…

Air Service returns from Sawyer International Airport to Minneapolis

  MARQUETTE – The County of Marquette and Lake Superior Community Partnership (LSCP) are pleased to announce the return of non-stop air service from Sawyer International Airport (MQT) to Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport (MSP) on SkyWest Airlines, operating as Delta Connection. Non-stop service to Minneapolis will return in March 2017. This…

Year end nears, LSCP busy as ever

As we near the end of 2016, the LSCP remains busy as ever. I thought I’d take this column to give you a run down on what we have been up to and have coming up for the remainder of…

Business to Business Expo coming up

You may remember my column a couple months ago, that the LSCP is preparing for our first Business to Business Expo and Workshop. The event will take place on October 27 at NMU’s University Center from 10 a.m. until 6…

Agriculture is big business

In economic development, we work with all types of businesses. That includes agriculture. The amount of economic impact that this industry has in the State of Michigan is often times overlooked. I wanted to highlight this sector and share information…

U.S. Chamber Files Lawsuit Challenging Obama Administration’s Overtime Rule

Coalition of More Than 50 Business Groups Says Department of Labor Exceeded Statutory Authority WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Chamber of Commerce, leading a broad coalition including the Texas Association of Business, National Automobile Dealers Association, the National Association of Manufacturers, National Association of Wholesaler Distributors, National Federation of…

Sharing Marquette County’s ‘Vision’

Each summer, the LSCP releases the Vision Magazine, which showcases the businesses and organizations that make Marquette County tick. We have a great partnership with the Mining Journal who handles the advertising and story content and with Northern Michigan University’s…

City of Marquette Economic Development Plan Survey

The City of Marquette is preparing an economic development strategy to guide its actions over the next several years. It is important to the city to give community residents, business owners, and investors a chance to weigh in on several issues. This survey is not long, but the information you provide…

What’s in the 2015 data booklet

Each summer for the past couple years, the LSCP has completed our Data Booklet. The data booklet is created with the help of Economic Modeling Specialists Incorporated (EMSI) Developer tool. EMSI compiles data from over 90 different federal, state and…

Why developing talent is important

As you may remember, talent development was a strategy added to our strategic plan three years ago to meet the ever changing needs of our businesses. We hear from businesses every day that they are struggling to hire certain positions…
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