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Getting ready for our annual meeting

It is that time of year again, our Annual Meeting. This is when we invite all of our stakeholders together to hear what we have been up to over the past year as well as celebrate businesses who have added…

Snyder ’16-’17 Budget

LSCP Partners, Governor Rick Snyder this week released his proposed budget for Michigan’s 2016-17 fiscal year. As expected the governor’s proposed spending plan, totaling nearly $55 billion, includes significant resources for addressing the public water crisis in Flint and the ongoing debt of Detroit Public Schools among the priorities for…

Michigan Personal Property Tax

As many of you may remember, the Michigan Personal Property Tax (PPT) was modified in 2014. This resulted in exemptions from assessment of PPT for many small businesses in 2014 and, in the phased-in reduction of PPT assessments, for property with over 50% manufacturing activity through the identification of…

Meet-Up a success; watch for more events

In my last column I told you about Marquette Area’s Entrepreneur Eco-System Meet-Up. This was an opportunity for small business owners and entrepreneurs of all kinds with ideas and dreams to gain a better understanding of the business resources, connections…

LSCP Partner Benefits

My last column of 2015! Where has the year gone? Here at the LSCP we had a great year thanks to many amazing partners! I can’t wait to tell you more about it early in 2016 when we give our…

UP Health System – Marquette finalizes purchase of land for new medical campus

MARQUETTE – UP Health System – Marquette and the City of Marquette have finalized the purchase of the Roundhouse Property in south Marquette, paving the way for construction of UP Health System’s new medical campus. The health system completed the real estate transaction Monday, following the City Commission voting to…

Tools available to assist businesses

  Here at the Lake Superior Community Partnership (LSCP), we use many research and forecasting tools when working with clients. We feel it is important to have a variety of facts available to assist businesses. Whether they are just getting…

Tourism Benefits Economic Development

We all know how lucky we are to live in Marquette County. It seems others are realizing this as well with a recent increase in recognition for our area (i.e. Top 10 Underrated Adventure Destination from Yahoo Travel, #8…

County delegate heading to Livable Communities celebration

Eleven years after being named one of “America’s Most Livable Communities,” Marquette County is taking part in the Partners for Livable Communities’ 40th anniversary celebration in Washington, D.C., next week. Former Mayor and retired U.S. Air Force Col. Stu Bradley will represent Marquette County at the event, to be held…

UPHP headquarters moving to Liberty Way

MARQUETTE – The transformation of the Liberty Way campus from abandoned bakery to a fully functioning mixed use development will soon be complete. Upper Peninsula Health Plan (UPHP) and the Veridea Group announced today that they have entered into a…
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