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Upper Peninsula invades Lansing

As you know, important decisions are being made and public policy is created daily in our state capitol.  For us, that is 400 miles away, making it difficult to participate in the process in person on a regular…

UP Health System – Marquette Breaks Ground on $300+ Million Medical Campus

  MARQUETTE, MI (May 26, 2016) — UP Health System – Marquette broke ground today on its new 500,000 square-foot, state-of-the-art medical facility and 80,000 square-foot, adjoining medical office building. The new medical campus will have an enormous impact on the economic health of the community and will enhance the…

LSCP annual golf outing around corner

I can’t believe it’s time to talk golf! How time flies! As the weather warms up, the LSCP events team starts planning our second largest fundraiser of the year. We know there are many golf outings over the course of…

Celebrating Economic Development Week

Happy Economic Development week! The International Economic Development Council (IEDC) (who is celebrating their 90th anniversary this year!) has declared May 8-14 a week to celebrate achievements within the economic development profession. The IEDC is a non-profit, non-partisan membership organization…

What’s a brownfield, and why it’s important

What is a brownfield?  It’s a term that gets thrown around quite a bit, but for a lot of people defining exactly what a brownfield is or how to deal with them can be difficult. In the simplest terms, a…

Being the eyes, ears for small businesses

An important strategy in economic development surrounds the need to have a robust legislative agenda and the relationships required to move that agenda forward.  In particular, we need to be the eyes and ears for small businesses who typically do not…

Results of Baker’s survey worth sharing

Over the past few years we have participated in Baker Strategy Group’s Economic Outlook Health Check. You may recall receiving emails from us asking you to participate in their survey. The survey is done in 856 cities throughout the 50…

Distinguished Service Award Winners Announced

The Lake Superior Community Partnership (LSCP) is pleased to announce the recipients of the 2016 Distinguished Service Awards, sponsored by the Marquette County Ambassadors. Checker Transport and Checker Bus were selected in the business category and Stu Bradley as the individual award recipient. The awards will be presented in…
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