Business News – December 14, 2022

Michele Krzisnik

Flint City AFC has tabbed five decorated Michigan Hawks (ECNL) coaches to form a new coaching staff beginning with the club’s 2023 season in the prestigious pre-professional USL W League. The head coach is Michele Krzisnik.

The coaching staff will aslo include two USSF ‘A’ licensed associate head coaches: Doug Landefeld and Adil Salmoni, who respectively serve Hawks as executive and technical directors. Assistant will include Shannon Browning (USSF ‘C’ license) and Dennis Darnoi (USSF ‘C’ license), who helm ECNL sides at Hawks.

“This is the start of a very exciting time as we join forces with Flint City AFC in USL W League,” Krzisnik commented. “We look forward to creating a team where the players enjoy playing and where we can continue the mission of providing young women the opportunity to grow and develop as athletes and as people.”


Erin Mazurek Stone has been named director of business development & community engagement of The Ally Challenge presented by McLaren, now entering its sixth year at Warwick Hills Golf & Country Club.

Stone joins The Ally Challenge management team after five years as the tournament director for the FedEx St. Jude Championship. She has more than 20 years of professional career experience in sports and event marketing. Prior to her time in golf, the Michigan native spent five years with the Detroit Red Wings & Olympia Entertainment, and seven years in tennis, including time with the United States Tennis Association where she became the first female tournament director in North America on the ATP TOUR at the Memphis Open.


Multiple Genesee County employers have been awarded a Top Workplaces 2022 honor by The Detroit Free Press Top Workplaces. Honorees include Cooper Companies, Inc., ELGA Credit Union, Genesee Health System and Sorensen Gross Construction Services.

The list is based solely on employee feedback gathered via a third-party survey administered by employee engagement technology partner Energage, LLC. The confidential survey uniquely measures 15 culture drivers that are critical to the success of any organization, including alignment, execution and connection. For the full list, click here.


Taylor & Morgan, an accounting and business advisory firm headquartered in Flint, recently announced the acquisition of Jones & Company, a Livingston County-based accounting firm.

“Jones & Company, which was also founded in 1982, has provided in-depth tax and accounting advice to its clients for 40 years,” said Rob Taylor, partner with Taylor & Morgan. “Our goal is to build upon that foundation of excellence by adding Taylor & Morgan’s deep expertise in tax planning, accounting, financial advising and business valuations and consulting.”

Taylor & Morgan, through its affiliated companies, serves clients throughout Michigan and North Carolina with offices in Flint, Brighton, Grand Blanc, Troy and Charlotte, North Carolina. The addition of Jones & Company furthers Taylor & Morgan’s growing footprint throughout Michigan.


Ascension Genesys Hospital recently opened a new biplane catheterization laboratory (cath lab) to enhance services for patients with heart and vascular disease, as well as for treating complex neurological conditions moving forward. Physicians and associates participated in a dedication and blessing ceremony of the expanded space and advanced technology.

A biplane cath lab is an examination room with advanced diagnostic equipment used to visualize a patient’s anatomy and vascular system including the heart and brain. This advanced technology provides a type of rotational x-ray that captures images of the body from different angles to produce high resolution, 3-D images that track blood flow so physicians can quickly diagnose and treat cardiac, vascular, oncologic and neurologic conditions.

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