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I-69 Thumb Regional Manufacturing Coalition forms LinkedIn Group

August 11, 2015 | Categories: Economic Development, Flint & Genesee Chamber of Commerce, Inside Business

August 12, 2015 The I-69 Thumb Regional Manufacturing Coalition has launched a LinkedIn group to help bolster the region’s competitiveness and investment in the manufacturing sector. The networking group page also provides a venue to showcase manufacturers, their products and job openings while encouraging local purchasing and talent recruitment. “The I-69 Thumb Region’s scope of […]

4 Business & Leadership Reads

August 11, 2015 | Categories: Economic Development, Flint & Genesee Chamber of Commerce, Inside Business, Member Services

August 12, 2015 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. Forbes Resource Center: How to build a small business How […]

Flint & Genesee story told through many venues

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

Branding a city or county is important and challenging work. And when it’s done well, branding strategies can positively impact a city’s or county’s ability to achieve its desired economic, social and cultural objectives. So here in Flint and Genesee County, our goal is to promote the region as an excellent area in which to […]

Renovation Work on 600 S. Saginaw Street Set to Begin

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

The effort to renovate vacant property at 600 S. Saginaw St. under the state’s Obsolete Property Rehabilitation Act (OPRA) has been given the green light. The redevelopment project, led by Uptown Reinvestment Corp., will transform the property into eight storefronts with separate entrances for small businesses. The OPRA request, approved July 15 by Flint’s Receivership […]

Spud software honored by Corp! Magazine

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

The latest headlines tell of a markedly improving Michigan economy, including a drop in the state’s unemployment rate to levels not seen in years. That resurgence is at least in part thanks to the types of success stories told by the 2015 winners of Corp! magazine’s Economic Bright Spots awards. This year’s 82 winners can […]

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 […]