Community Resources
Cook County:
The county is the level of government that most directly affects the majority of Cook County residents, outside of Grand Marais, the county's only incorporated town, and the self-governing reservation of the Grand Portage Band Of Lake Superior Chippewa. Want to learn more? Click here!
Cook County/Grand Marais Economic Development Authority (EDA):
The mission of the CC/GM EDA is to diversify the economy, create employment through retention and expansion of existing businesses and development of new businesses, support the development of housing and increase the tax base. Want to learn more? Click here!
Cook County Visitors Bureau (CCVB):
The CCVB is an umbrella organization created to promote Cook County as a tourism destination, at which it does an excellent job. CCVB is a joint venture of the Gunflint Trail Association, the Grand Marais Area Tourism Association and the Lutsen-Tofte Tourism Association. Want to learn more? Click here!
Cook County Higher Education (CCHE):
The mission of CCHE is "to provide local access to college education and training on the North Shore of Lake Superior. The education you need where you live." CCHE offers extensive access to post-secondary course work via distance learning and at its North Shore Campus in Grand Marais. Want to learn more? Click here!
Cook County Go Team documents:
The Cook County Go Team was a group of 22 county residents representing all sectors of the county economy and all geographic areas. It was formed at the same time and by the same people as the Cook County Chamber. The goal defined for the Go Team was to consider ways the county economy might be encouraged to grow at a more sustained rate and in keeping with county values. With funding from Cook County, the City of Grand Marais, the EDA and Arrowhead Cooperative, the group hired The Northspan Group of Duluth, a non-profit economic development consulting group. Over a period of about two years, the Go Team did research into the county economy, surveyed county business folk and residents, and developed a set of priorities for future action. The documents listed below reflect the outcomes of the Go Team work.
An Economic Analysis of Cook County
Cook County's Prosperity Agenda
Go Team Business Survey
Go Team Community Survey
Leveraging Creativity: Cook County Cultural Plan
Accelerating the development of Arts and Culture as a key prosperity driver contributing to the social and economic vitality of Cook County:
Small Business Development Center (SBDC)
Cook County celebrates and supports business. The Small Business Development Center sponsored by the Center for Economic Development at the University of MN Duluth and the Cook County Grand Marais EDA , provides confidential, professional consulting to new and established businesses.
Consultants have real-world experience having worked as bankers, corporate finance specialists, national sales team leaders, manufacturing engineers, IT specialists, accountants, business owners, strategic planners, non-profit managers, and more. Register as a new client to get help with:
