Economic Development
2nd Annual Catapult Business Plan Competition
Entries are being accepted for the second-annual Catapult Business Plan Competition, with cash prizes for local and regional winners totaling $30,000. Sponsored by the I-69 Thumb Region, a seven-county economic development partnership, the competition was created last year to “catapult” entrepreneurs and small-business owners to the next stage in growing their businesses. The prize money […]
Read MoreThe Wall Street Journal Heeds Our Story: ‘Flint is Open for Business’
On May 9 at GM’s newly renovated Durant-Dort Factory One, the Flint & Genesee Chamber of Commerce hosted the area’s first Developers Conference to expose outside investors to some of the revitalization that’s underway to transform Flint into a vibrant urban center. Wall St. Journal staff writer Kris Maher was among the roughly 20 select […]
Read MoreRising Star and Spark Awards Celebrate Flint & Genesee’s Risk-takers and Innovators
Today, the Flint & Genesee Chamber of Commerce and the eTEAM named the 2017 recipients of the Rising Star and Spark Awards during the tenth-annual Jumpstart Entrepreneurs’ Conference. About 100 aspiring entrepreneurs, business owners and service providers were present at the Holiday Inn Flint-Grand Blanc to learn how to start and grow a small business. […]
Read MoreFlint & Genesee Chamber’s Annual Meeting Highlights 2016 Results and ‘2020: Building the Future’
The future of Flint and Genesee County depends greatly on the investments made yesterday, today and tomorrow. And based on the returns thus far, the outlook for a thriving 21st century urban center in the next few years is very promising. That’s because the Flint area is “comprised of forward thinkers and doers,” said Chamber […]
Read MoreFlint & Genesee Chamber Hosts Annual Meeting
Panel Discussion on ‘2020: Building the Future’ Featured The Flint & Genesee Chamber of Commerce on March 23 will hold its 2017 Annual Meeting at the Holiday Inn Gateway, 5353 Gateway Centre in Flint. The Annual Meeting will recap the Chamber’s accomplishments from the past year as well as imagine the region’s future years now […]
Read MoreNew investment, more jobs coming to Flint
MSF approves grant to Huntington Bank; $5.4-million private investment, 60 new jobs into downtown business district LANSING, Mich. – In the latest progress toward attracting businesses and employment opportunities to the city of Flint, Huntington Bank will create 60 new jobs and invest nearly $5.4 million in the heart of downtown at its complex on […]
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