Economic Development – Page 52 – Flint & Genesee Group

TMI Climate Solutions Cuts the Ribbon on New $6.2 Million Facility

June 16, 2014 | Categories: Economic Development, Flint & Genesee Chamber of Commerce, Newsroom

(Grand Blanc Twp., MICH. – June 17, 2014) Today TMI Climate Solutions and the Flint & Genesee Chamber of Commerce celebrated the official grand opening of TMI’s expanded facility in Grand Blanc Township. More than 200 employees and guests attended the event, which included a tour and culminated in a ribbon cutting ceremony. The 50,000 […]

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 […]

Survey Results Point to Increased Hiring in 7-County Region Including Genesee

June 10, 2014 | Categories: Economic Development, Flint & Genesee Chamber of Commerce, Inside Business

The Flint & Genesee Chamber of Commerce along with economic development partners in the I-69 International Trade Corridor and the MI Green Thumb recently released the results of a first-of-its-kind Regional Wage and Benefit Survey, which was conducted in collaboration with the University of Michigan-Flint. The survey, which includes aggregate data from a seven-county region, […]

Chamber, First Merit Bank Host Regional Business Forum

June 10, 2014 | Categories: Economic Development, Flint & Genesee Chamber of Commerce, Inside Business, Member Services

The Flint & Genesee Chamber is partnering with First Merit Bank to host a Business Leaders for Michigan Regional Leadership Forum. The event takes place on Tuesday, June 24 from 8:30 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. at FirstMerit Bank headquarters at 328 S. Saginaw in downtown Flint. Sandy Pierce, Chairman & CEO of FirstMerit Bank and […]

Home Grown, Family Owned Coffee Beanery is Made in Flint & Genesee

June 10, 2014 | Categories: Economic Development, Flint & Genesee Chamber of Commerce, Inside Business, Member Services

Establishing a global brand is not easy, but JoAnne and Julius Shaw had a vision in 1976 that has burgeoned from humble beginnings to incorporate more than 100 U. S. locations, 20 global locations and products distributed from coast-to-coast and around the world. The Made in Flint & Genesee company uses time-tested principles to hone […]

PTAC Hosts Local Contracting Workshop

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

Are you interested in providing goods or services to the City of Flint or Genesee County? Then you should join the Flint & Genesee Chamber of Commerce Procurement Technical Assistance Center (PTAC) as they host a Local Contracting Opportunities 5.0 workshop. The workshop takes place on Thursday, June 26 from 1:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. […]