WUPPDR prioritizes and relies heavily on collaboration. Many of our partner organizations and governments, both within and outside of the region, are listed below.

Chambers of Commerce and CVBs

• Baraga County Chamber of Commerce

• Baraga County Convention and Visitors Bureau

• Ironwood Area Chamber of Commerce

• Lake Gogebic Area Chamber of Commerce

• Keweenaw Chamber of Commerce

• Keweenaw Convention and Visitors Bureau

• Ontonagon County Chamber of Commerce

Community Development

• City of Ironwood Community Development

• Michigan Association of Planning

• Michigan Municipal League

• Michigan State University – Extension

Education

• Copper Country Intermediate School District

• Gogebic-Ontonagon Intermediate School District

• Finlandia University

• Gogebic Community College

• Keweenaw Bay Ojibwa Community College

• Michigan Technological University

• Lake Superior Stewardship Initiative

• Michigan State University Extension - Upper Peninsula Research and Extension Center

• Michigan Sea Grant

Foundations

• Gogebic-Ontonagon Community Foundation

• Keweenaw Community Foundation

• National Science Foundation

• Portage Health Foundation

Economic and Business Development Organizations

• Baraga County Economic Development Corporation

• Iron County Economic Chamber Alliance

• Keweenaw Economic Development Alliance

• Northern Initiatives

• Small Business Development Center

Regional Planning Agencies

• Central Upper Peninsula Planning and Development Regional Commission

• Eastern Upper Peninsula Regional Planning and Development Commission

• Michigan Association of Regions

Federal

• Economic Development Administration (Department of Commerce)

• Department of Energy

• Federal Emergency Management Agency

• Department of Agriculture – Rural Development

• United States House of Representatives

• United State Senate

State

• ·Department of Agriculture and Rural Development

• Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy

• ·Department of Natural Resources

• Department of Transportation

• Michigan Department of Treasury

• Michigan Economic Development Corporation

• Michigan State Housing Development Authority

• Michigan State Police (Emergency Management & Homeland Security)

• State of Michigan Legislative Branch

• The Office of Governor

Tribal Nations

• Keweenaw Bay Indian Community

• Lac Vieux Desert Band of Lake Superior Chippewa