Second Anniversary of LSCP Column
Posted by Amy Clickner on September 12, 2011
As I have alluded to several times in the past few months, the Lake Superior Community Partnership has put an emphasis on our communications efforts. We’ve realized the importance of being transparent, not only to our dues paying Partners, but to the general public as well. Economic development is a vast and complicated field, and unless you deal with business retention, expansion and attraction on a daily basis, it can be difficult to wrap your head around. As I’ve also mentioned before, a substantial amount of what we work on at LSCP is and must be confidential in order to remain sensitive to the needs of our clients.
Working in a complicated industry and having to remain tight lipped about most of what we do is always a challenge, especially when you also want to share outcomes. This situation creates our most frequently asked question: “What does the LSCP do? How do I know your efforts are successful?” This is why communications has become a heightened priority at LSCP.
Over the past couple of years, we have increased our communications with our Partners, Board of Directors and the public dramatically. Of course, the development of communication tools has aided this process, such as our Web site and social media. You can find us on Facebook, follow us on Twitter, join our group on LinkedIn, subscribe to our RSS news feeds and sign up for the Partnership email list. These mediums have allowed us to connect and engage with people in a way that was never before possible.
One of the most valuable tools that has helped get our message out is this very column. I can’t believe it, but this week marks the two year anniversary of our weekly column in the “Your Money” section of the Mining Journal. It continues to be a pleasure to share news about what’s happening at the Lake Superior Community Partnership, and has been over the past 104 weeks.
I would like to take a moment to say “Thank You” to Jim Reevs and the dedicated staff at Mining Journal for providing the LSCP with the space each Monday, with the flexibility to write on numerous topics.
Thanks also to the LSCP staff for the time they spend brainstorming column topics, researching statistics, proofreading and helping to put together a clear and concise message every week. I would be remiss if I didn’t thank those of you that read the column and share your thoughts and comments with me.
We’ve covered topics on LSCP programs, legislative news, community activities and economic development strategies, to name just a few. Heading into our next year, we would like to extend an opportunity to our readers to submit a question or idea that is appropriate for “Partnership News & Views.” We always welcome the community’s input, so if you have a topic that you would like to see discussed in this column, send a note to lscp@marquette.org and let me know! You can also find this column in our blog at http://partnershipnewsandviews.blogspot.com. Subscribe to our blog and you can leave us your comments each week.
I appreciate the opportunity that the Lake Superior Community Partnership and I have with Partnership News and Views. I certainly look forward to the next 52 columns, hopefully leaving you with a tidbit or two that you can use!
For more information on the Lake Superior Community Partnership, please contact our office by calling 906-226-9658, by emailing us at lscp@marquette.org, or by visiting our Web site at www.marquette.org.
