Amanda Blackburn, Author at Flint & Genesee Group

FIRST Robotics, AIM steered Flint native into engineering

July 21, 2015 | Categories: Flint & Genesee Chamber of Commerce, Inside Business

As a high school freshman at Flint Northern, Victoria Hills ‘11 didn’t know anything about engineering until an innocent high school crush led her to a lengthy career in FIRST Robotics with Team #322 Flint Inspires Real Engineers (F.I.R.E). “If he’s doing robotics, then I thought I should try robotics too,” Hills said. “We didn’t […]

Integrated Project Delivery (IPD) and Hurley Hospital

July 21, 2015 | Categories: Flint & Genesee Chamber of Commerce, Inside Business, Member Services

Who would have thought that a city-owned Hospital in Flint, Michigan, would have been the first owner in Michigan, and one of the first in the United States, to choose this revolutionary construction delivery method for its new Paul F. Reinhart Emergency Trauma Center expansion and renovation? READ MORE

4 Business & Leadership Reads

July 21, 2015 | Categories: Economic Development, Education & Training, Flint & Genesee Chamber of Commerce, Inside Business, Member Services

Check out these articles that may prove helpful as you run your business, provide leadership tips and strategies or spur creativity in your organization. The articles were selected from a variety of publications and websites such as Fortune, Inc., Fast Company, New York Times and Wall Street Journal. Don’t Lose Your Best Employees Because of These 7 HR Blunders What Navy […]

Huge Annual Girls’ Softball Tournament Swings into Flint & Genesee This Week

July 5, 2015 | Categories: Convention & Visitors Bureau, Flint & Genesee Chamber of Commerce, Newsroom

(FLINT, Mich., July 6, 2015) Hundreds of girls fast-pitch softball players will get their shot in front of dozens of college coaches at the annual FireStix College Exposure Tournament on July 10-12 in Grand Blanc. This is the fifth year for the tournament, which in addition to the three-day competition among nearly 100 teams, gives […]

Community Collaboration brings New Hunger Solution Center Vision to Reality

June 30, 2015 | Categories: Economic Development, Flint & Genesee Chamber of Commerce, Inside Business, Member Services

The Food Bank of Eastern Michigan Board of Directors is pleased to announce the completion of the new Hunger Solution Center. More than 700 donors contributed to the project, including corporations, foundations, local businesses, hospitals, labor, faith organizations and individuals. “Not only did we meet, we exceeded the goal of $5.25 million to bring the […]

$1 Gets You a Passport to the City in 2015 ‘Be a Tourist’ Event

June 30, 2015 | Categories: Convention & Visitors Bureau, Flint & Genesee Chamber of Commerce, Inside Business, Member Services

Looking to stretch your dollar? How about all the way around the city of Flint? The Flint & Genesee Convention & Visitors Bureau has you covered. The CVB’s third annual Be a Tourist in Your Hometown event from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. on July 18 will give Flint & Genesee residents and non-residents alike the opportunity […]