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Michigan’s State Trade Export Promotion (STEP) Program

In the beginning of the year 2010 President Barack Obama set the goal for the United States to double its export growth over the next five years, a goal which he said has the potential to create two million jobs within U.S. borders.  Little do Michiganders know that our…

Major Employers Are Stable

It’s been a busy and exciting week in Marquette County, with positive news coming from Marquette General Hospital and Cliffs Natural Resources.  It’s not often that we have two major events regarding major employers within 24 hours. Earlier this year, Marquette General Hospital (MGH) announced that they were exploring…

Local Agriculture Movement Continues to Grow

We’ve heard a lot of great feedback in our office regarding a column I did last month on agribusiness.  Judging by the response and the realization of how much momentum local agriculture continues to gain, we plan to do a few more columns on the topic. In the…

U.P. 200 a Premier Winter Event

The U.P. 200 Sled Dog Race is set to kick off this Friday on Washington Street in Downtown Marquette for the 21st consecutive year.  The 240 mile Iditarod qualifier is held on the third weekend in February every year, and brings spectators and mushers to Marquette County from across…

Operation Action U.P. Annual Meeting

Each year, the members of Operation Action U.P. (OAUP) and the business community from across the Upper Peninsula gather for their Annual Meeting to celebrate the accomplishments of regional businesses and share in their success.   This year’s meeting will take place Friday, January 27 in the Great Lakes Rooms…

Tax Credits for Donations to End

As you may or may not know, January 1, 2012 will mark the end of tax credits from the State of Michigan for donations made to charities and non-profits.  Until now, Michigan has offered a tax credit of 50 percent of an individual’s donation, worth up to $100 per…

Don’t Count Out Manufacturing

If I said it once, I’ve said it a thousand times (oh my, I sound like my mother): The key to a strong regional economy is diversity and balance, and a strong manufacturing sector is a critical component.  In order for us to have “stuff”, it needs to be…

Northern Michigan Regional Chamber Alliance

While business retention, expansion and attraction activities are most commonly associated with economic development, another important function of the Lake Superior Community Partnership is to be Marquette County’s business advocate.  The LSCP, through task force and board recommendations, takes positions on legislative issues that affect and impact our local…

Comedy Zone – Partnership Style

“The most wasted of all days is one without laughter.” –E.E. Cummings Every now and then, the Lake Superior Community Partnership likes to put on an event that’s just plain fun!  Believe it or not, those of us in the economic development business actually do have a sense of…

Upper Peninsula Collaborative Development Council

In an effort to enhance collaboration and regionalization in partnership with the economic development organizations (EDO) they serve, the Michigan Economic Development Corporation (MEDC) has created the Collaborative Development Council (CDC).  The state is broken into 10 regions in which the U.P. is Region 1.  EDOs in each region…
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