From beginning to end, September is jammed-packed with opportunity. Early this month, the City of Flint and our organization co-hosted a Manufacturing Community Roundtable. The purpose of the event was to bring Flint and Genesee County government together with elected officials from the federal and state government – along with manufacturers to promote more robust […]

The days of summer are coming to an end. They will soon be replaced by fall colors and crispness in the air. But before we usher in the fall season, I want to thank Chamber members for coming out to our annual appreciation event, Hot Rods & Hot Dogs. We had a record turnout, with […]

I was in a meeting the other day and someone said, “Tim, do you think the city of Flint will file for bankruptcy?” This was shortly after Kevin Orr, the emergency manager for Detroit announced that the city had filed for Chapter 9 bankruptcy. In response, I said I didn’t see a need for it… […]