Convention & Visitors Bureau
Veterans Gather in Flint & Genesee for State Convention
Flint & Genesee hotels, restaurants and other businesses benefitted as the Veterans of Foreign Wars returned for its State Convention last week. About 400 people per day were accommodated during the June 3-7 convention, including nearly 800 room nights at local hotels. The 96th annual convention was the second major event this year for the […]
Read MorePatriot Bowling Bash Will Benefit Michigan Veterans
The Greater Flint Bowling Association is gearing up for its first-ever Patriot Bowling Bash, and it is reaching out to Flint & Genesee businesses in hopes of making it a big success. All proceeds will benefit Michigan veterans through the Michigan Wounded and Returning Warrior Program. “The Bowling Bash organizers felt very strongly about helping […]
Read MoreFlint’s A Runner Friendly Community®
Here in Flint, we do run-run-run, we do run-run. So much so, that you might even say that we were born to run. Bad puns aside, the running world has long taken note of our collective propensity to hit the bricks, thanks to the outstanding work and dedication of the Crim Fitness Foundation, the Riverbend […]
Read MoreFlint & Genesee CVB to Hit the Road for Back to Bricks Promo Tour
(FLINT, Mich., June 1, 2015) The Back to the Bricks Promotional Tour is gearing up to hit the road, and the Flint & Genesee Convention & Visitors Bureau is hitching a ride.
Read MoreRegistration Open for Artomotive Competition
Artists’ Car Hoods Will Hang in Flint Farmers’ Market (FLINT, Mich., May 21, 2015) – Registration for the annual Artomotive competition is open, and this year’s artists could have their artwork voted on by more people than ever. For the first time, finished pieces will hang prominently in the Flint Farmers’ Market.
Read MoreLocal Teens are Counting on Us
Last week, Michigan’s Department of Technology, Management & Budget (DTMB) issued its summer 2015 job market forecast for Michigan teens. The teen unemployment rate is expected to decline by 2.8 percent from last summer. That’s the good news. The bad news is that the unemployment rate for teens is still projected to be 17.2 percent […]
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