Derek Bush, Economic Development Liaison for the Lake Superior Community Partnership and Upper Peninsula Collaborative Development Council, shared an overview of the LSCP's online program for listing commercial sites and buildings, powered by LocationOne Information System. As part of our economic development efforts, LSCP and the UPCDC markets available commercial properties to site consultants, expanding businesses and entrepreneurs.

2. • LocationOne Information System (LOIS) is a real-time, on-line economic
development site selection tool.
• LOIS provides you with a GIS-enhanced site database system which
gives you a strong competitive advantage in the rough and tumble world
of site selection.
• Once you are a LOIS user you can enjoy customized websites that
showcase the advantages of your community.
• It doesn't matter how large you are since any sized community can meet
the needs of the site selection community with LOIS.

3. • LOIS makes your site selection data instantly available to
anyone with an internet connection.

4. • We have completed the set up of the UP-wide LocationOne
system (190 localities).
• All counties, townships, and incorporated communities in the
Upper Peninsula.
• We can edit this to include other localities as well.
• HTML links are ready to be imbedded to make your county
LocationOne system available to anyone with an internet
connection.
• System is complete and ready for commercial property data
entry.

5. EDOs Live on Website: 9
Commercial Properties Listed: 322
Visits: 93
Unique Visitors: 55
Page views: 222
Avg. Time: 2:56
Bounce Rate: 61.41%

6. • Separates commercial • Listings are searchable by a
properties and sites within variety of criteria.
the database.
• Ability to download either 1
• Each individual record page or complete printable
includes >1,200 data fields. flyer directly from listing.
• Data fields are compliant • “My Properties” feature
with the International allows you to compare
Economic Development multiple properties at once.
Council’s (IEDC) Site
Selection Data Guidelines • Real estate professional’s
contact information is
• Listing can hold up to 12 featured prominently.
photos in the viewer

7. • Various forms of data can be • Same demographic reports are
translated into easy-to- available at the county level.
read, property-specific thematic
map overlays. • If purchased separately, these
reports cost about $100
• Map layers show available each, but are free through
infrastructure around the LocationOne.
property. – Users can print these PDF
reports and are free to share
with their shareholders.
• Five mapping modules available
• GIS data is accurate within 1
• Ability to generate demographic calendar year, gets renewed
reports specific to the property’s every August.
location.
– Radii of minutes or miles
– Printable PDFs available

8. • Marquette County LocationOne
• http://marquette.org/business-
resources/site-selection
• Alger County LocationOne
• http://www.algercounty.org/location
one.php

9. • The Upper Peninsula
Collaborative Development
Council is made up of UP county
economic development
organizations.
– LSCP is the lead organization
• Through the UP CDC
membership, LocationOne is
being implemented UP-wide.
• Real estate professionals from
• The LocationOne service is being across the UP continue to send in
provided by a grant from the
Michigan Economic Development commercial property information to
Corporation (MEDC). be listed in the LocationOne
database.

10. • Building Details Form: • Obtain the appropriate forms
from either the LSCP or the
– http://www.locationone.c links to the left.
om/downloads/Building_
Form.doc • Fill out what information you
have available regarding your
commercial property, and
• Site Details Form: email the completed form
and pictures to:
– http://www.locationone.c – dbush@marquette.org
om/downloads/Site_Detai
ls_Form.doc • Listing will be created and
entered into the LocationOne
system.

11. Thank you for your time this afternoon!
Questions/Comments/Concerns?