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All-of-the-Above: Moving from Housing Data to Housing Units 

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…

LSCP and Marquette Sawyer Regional Airport Launch Air Service Survey

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…

Annual Dinner Wrap Up, Board Elections, Childcare Initiative, and More!

On March 2nd, the LSCP was joined by over 180 partners and stakeholders for the LSCP Annual Dinner. Celebrating our 25th anniversary, it was an evening to remember, including inspiring videos highlighting our Distinguished Service Award recipients: H. J Larson…

An Evening Celebrating Marquette County Economic Development

It’s hard to believe we’re two months into 2023 already, but here we are in the last days of February. For the LSCP, that means we’ve successfully executed another year of Operation Action U.P. Annual Meeting and Business Success Summit…

Embracing the Winter for All It Offers

While it may be hard to tell with the warming temperatures this past week, winter is in full swing here in the Upper Peninsula. From regular fresh blankets of snow to putting on multiple layers when heading out for the…

Expanding our Regional Influence is a Team Sport

On Friday, January 20th, I had the pleasure of attending the Northern Michigan Policy Conference, an annual event put on through the hard work of our friends at the Northern Michigan Chamber Alliance (NMCA) and the staff at Traverse Connect….

New Year, New Opportunities

Earlier this month, I attended the first Industry Night event hosted by our friends at the Upper Peninsula Construction Council (UPCC). In the room were representatives from labor, industry, all levels of government, and so many others. It was an…

LSPC Perspectives: Economic Development Never Sleeps

It’s a busy time of year for all of us. From shopping and baking cookies to attending holiday parties and hustling to reach those year-end goals at work, economic development is likely the last thing on many people’s minds…

Keeping Your Money Local During the Holidays

Now that the laser show is back on the lower harbor ore dock (thanks to Travel Marquette and Fresh Coast Light Lab!), one can consider the holiday season in full swing. In between all the parties, meetups with friends,…

Growing from Within: The Value of Business Retention

In August, I and several others from the Upper Peninsula economic development community attended the Michigan Economic Developers Association Annual Meeting. The theme, “creative solutions” offered a lot of opportunities to think about emerging trends and issues in economic development….
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