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Business

LSCP Perspectives: Small scale investments make a big impact

If you ask most people what they think of when they hear the term economic development, they will list a series of large-scale investments or projects. Locally, that might mean Founders Landing, the old Marquette General Hospital site, the City of Negaunee Downtown Streetscape project, or the ...

Chamber Chat: Better Business Bureau can enhance your business

The GINCC has a Community Partnership agreement with the Better Business Bureau Serving Eastern Michigan and the Upper Peninsula to help facilitate services of the BBB to businesses in Western Marquette County. This partnership offers the credibility and resources affiliated with the Better ...

Alliances make for stronger organizations

Coordinating services and offerings at a chamber of commerce can be a daunting task with a limited staff. Since the start in 2010, the Greater Ishpeming-Negaunee Area Chamber of Commerce serves the western end of Marquette County and currently maintains over 210 members. The variety of needs ...

Founders of color and banking collapse

In the hours after some of Silicon Valley Bank’s biggest customers started pulling out their money, a WhatsApp group of startup founders who are immigrants of color ballooned to more than 1,000 members. Questions flowed as the bank’s financial status worsened. Some desperately sought ...

New business holds ribbon cutting in Sands Township

The Lake Superior Community Partnership recently held a ribbon cutting ceremony for Firelight and Co. The business opened on March 5, featuring various products. There is something for new users, seasoned tokers, and everyone in between , including locally-made items, craft products and ...