MARQUETTE - The Lake Superior Leadership Academy (LSLA) is pleased to announce the graduation of this year’s Academy class. The graduation ceremony took place on May 11 at the Landmark Inn. LSLA is a project of the Lake Superior Community Partnership (LSCP), is a community leadership and professional development program geared toward educating emerging and potential leaders about the inner workings of Marquette County, while developing business networks and leadership skills.
MARQUETTE, MI —The Lake Superior Community Partnership (LSCP) is pleased to announce the recipients of the 2017 Distinguished Service Awards, sponsored by the Marquette County Ambassadors. Northern Michigan University was selected in the business category and Brett French as the individual award recipient. The awards will be presented in front of community members attending the LSCP’s Annual Dinner held in Northern Michigan University’s Great Lakes Room on March 9.
MARQUETTE, MI — Fifty-five Marquette County businesses have collectively created 223 new jobs in 2016 and were recognized for their participation in the Plus One Program on Wednesday, February 8th during the Lake Superior Community Partnership’s Annual Meeting.
Michigan Works! and the Lake Superior Community Partnership’s Plus One program is a program designed around the premise that an employer adding just one employee contributes to the economic development in Marquette County. Since the inception of the program nine years ago, Marquette County businesses have created 2,970 jobs.
MARQUETTE, MI — In collaboration with the Michigan Economic Development Corporation (MEDC), the Lake Superior Community Partnership (LSCP) and UPWARD Talent Council are offering Cliffs Natural Resource’s Empire Mine displaced workers a job portal to assist with securing new employment opportunities.
On January 23, the UPWARD Talent Council will host an event at Ronn Hall (1206 Baldwin Ave, Negaunee) from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. to assist applicants with using the system. Computers and staff will be available to provide access to the site and assistance with resumes.
MARQUETTE, MI — Michigan Economic Developers Association (MEDA) recently appointed Amy Clickner, Chief Executive Officer, Lake Superior Community Partnership, to President of their Board of Directors. She has also been reappointed to the International Economic Development Council (IEDC) board of directors.
Clickner has worked for the LSCP since the organization's inception in 1998, was the first full time employee and first CEO. She is a Certified Economic Developer (CEcD) through IEDC and a Certified Fundraising Manager (CFM) through the Center on Philanthropy at Indiana University.
MARQUETTE, MI — Marquette County and the Lake Superior Community Partnership (LSCP) have been featured in Business in Focus magazine’s November issue.
The issue discusses the work done recently to expand air service in Marquette County, the nearly $1 billion in investment we are currently experiencing and why our community is a great place to do business.
MARQUETTE, MI — The LSCP has announced Deb Muchmore, Partner, Kandler Reed Khoury & Muchmore, a governmental consulting firm in Lansing, as the keynote speaker for October 27th’s Business to Business Expo and Workshop.
For nearly 30 years, Muchmore has helped business people navigate public, crisis and complicated regulatory challenges to achieve crucial business objectives. She will discuss her reputation management approach as well as the importance of listening and communicating during a crisis, making sure corporate actions align with words, handling tough media interviews and public appearances, and the importance of clear guiding principles for organizations of every size.
