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Buckham Alley Fest Coming to Downtown Flint

July 1, 2014 | Categories: Convention & Visitors Bureau, Events, Flint & Genesee Chamber of Commerce, Inside Business

On Saturday, July 12, Buckham Alley in downtown Flint will come alive with music and dancing as the Buckham Alley Fest takes over the streets. The free festival runs from 4:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m. and features 10 bands on two stages, steel drums, artisans, street performers and handmade crafts. For more information, visit www.buckhamalleyfest.com. […]

Be a Tourist Without Leaving Home

July 1, 2014 | Categories: Convention & Visitors Bureau, Flint & Genesee Chamber of Commerce, Inside Business

The Flint & Genesee Convention & Visitors Bureau will host the second annual “Be a Tourist in Your Home Town” on Saturday, July 19. The one-day event offers residents, and non-residents, an opportunity to see experience the region from a visitor’s perspective. For $1 per person, “tourists” (participants) can purchase a Passport, which allows them […]

Inside Business Recommends: 3 Business & Leadership Reads

July 1, 2014 | Categories: Convention & Visitors Bureau, 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 or 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, Inc., New York Times and Wall Street Journal. We hope you find these […]

Be a Tourist without Leaving Home

June 15, 2014 | Categories: Convention & Visitors Bureau, Flint & Genesee Chamber of Commerce, Newsroom

(FLINT, Mich., June 16, 2014) – Grab your loud shirt, camera and sunscreen; it’s time to Be a Tourist in Your Hometown again! The Flint & Genesee Convention &Visitors Bureau will host the second annual “Be a Tourist in Your Home Town” Saturday, July 19. This one-day event offers residents, and non-residents, an opportunity to […]

In Your Corner: Momentum continues in downtown Flint

June 10, 2014 | Categories: Convention & Visitors Bureau, Economic Development, Education & Training, Flint & Genesee Chamber of Commerce, Inside Business, Member Services

Over the past 10 years, more than $100 million has been invested in the redevelopment of downtown Flint. Uptown Reinvestment Corporation and Uptown Developments have worked together to transform the area from a series of boarded up buildings to a thriving downtown business district – one where people are living, working, eating, spending money and […]

Chamber CVB Opens Flint & Genesee Visitors Center at New Farmers Market

June 10, 2014 | Categories: Convention & Visitors Bureau, Flint & Genesee Chamber of Commerce, Inside Business

Looking for fun in Flint & Genesee? Need Flint & Genesee products to send to friends and family? Then visit the new Flint & Genesee Convention & Visitors Bureau Visitors Center at the New Farmers Market in downtown Flint. The new center is slated to open on Saturday, June 21. According the Cheryl DeFrain, Director […]