Flint & Genesee Chamber of Commerce
YouthQuest Expands Reach of ‘Summer on the Road’ to Re-Engage ‘Opportunity Youth’
Registration Open through June 21; Program Scheduled to Run through July 31 (FLINT, Mich., June 14, 2016) – Registration is underway for YouthQuest’s Summer on the Road, a free, six-week program that takes middle and high school students on fun and educational excursions throughout Michigan. This year, the program aims to re-engage “Opportunity Youth” by […]
Read MoreMeeting our members’ needs is priority No. 1
June 8, 2016 As we enter the month of June, I’m reminded that it has been eight months since the Genesee County Board of Commissioners declared a public health emergency due to Flint’s lead-contaminated water system. Our board has called for the continuation of careful and deliberate removal of the lead service lines in the […]
Read MoreFlint to Host the 2016 MI Hidden Talent Workshop on June 21
June 8, 2016 The MI Hidden Talent workshop is a new statewide training workshop where business owners and leaders can receive training and resources to strengthen Michigan’s workforce by hiring people with disabilities. The free seminar targets business owners, senior leadership and human resources officials, and attendees will receive training and resources to begin inclusive […]
Read MoreJust Around the Corner: The 4th Annual ‘Be a Tourist in Your Hometown’
June 8, 2016 Chances are you’ve heard your parents say it more than once: Tourism begins at home. And you know what? They were right! So come along and join us for the fourth-annual “Be a Tourist in Your Hometown.” Presented by the Flint & Genesee Convention and Visitors Bureau (CVB), the one-day excursion gives […]
Read MoreFACES of Flint & Genesee Business: Meet Bob Landaal
June 8, 2016 Bob Landaal spent summers during high school and college working in his grandfather’s plant at Landaal Packaging Systems, originally founded in 1959 as Flint Boxmakers. But after graduating from Western Michigan University in 1998, Bob was done with the family business. Or so he thought. “Four years into working for someone else, […]
Read MoreNew Members: June 2016
To become a member, contact Heather Kale at or (810) 600-1427. Acme Computer Services, LLC P.O. Box 462 Flushing, 48433 (810) 605-5882 Contact: Doug Alexander www.acmecs.com Ad Local 5799 South Main Street Clarkston, MI 48383 (248) 792-0389 Contact: Ben Carr www.goadlocal.biz
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