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Flint Home to #1 Engineering Program and Top Ten Community College

November 30, 2011 | Categories: Economic Development, Flint & Genesee Chamber of Commerce, Inside Business

Two of Flint’s institutions of higher learning, Kettering University and Mott Community College have received national recognition. Kettering was named number one in the United States in Industrial/Manufacturing Engineering programs* by U.S. News and World Reports 2012 College Rankings. The university ranks number two in the nation among Mechanical Engineering programs and sixteenth overall among […]

YouthQuest Adds Another School to Successful Program

November 15, 2011 | Categories: Education & Training, Flint & Genesee Chamber of Commerce, Newsroom

Randels Elementary Competitively Selected as Fourth Site in Carman-Ainsworth District (FLINT, MICHIGAN – NOVEMBER 15) YouthQuest announced today the selection of Randels Elementary as the newest program site. Randels operates in the Carman-Ainsworth Community Schools District. YouthQuest, a program of the Flint & Genesee Chamber, will launch programming at Randels in January 2012.

Flint & Genesee Chamber of Commerce Honors Outstanding Businesses

November 14, 2011 | Categories: Flint & Genesee Chamber of Commerce, Member Services, Newsroom | Tags: 2011 Business Awards, Business

The Flint & Genesee Chamber of Commerce announced the winners of the 2011 Business Awards during an awards banquet last evening at the Riverfront Banquet Center in downtown Flint. More than 300 people were on hand as companies from across Flint-Genesee County were recognized as outstanding businesses in eight categories. In addition, Congressman Dale Kildee was named C.S. Mott Citizen of the Year and Hurand & Hurand, LLC garnered the Robert P. Gerholz Business of the Year.

I-69 International Trade Corridor Partners Work Toward Aerotropolis

November 10, 2011 | Categories: Economic Development, Flint & Genesee Chamber of Commerce, Newsroom

Now Seeking Consent from Local Municipalities (FLINT, MICH – November 9, 2011) At the invitation of the Michigan Economic Development Corporation (MEDC), the I-69 International Trade Corridor Partners are taking the next steps to prepare the formal application for the Next Michigan Development Corporation (NMDC) designation, also known as an Aerotropolis.

Michigan Businesses Selected to Receive Support Under MEDC Pilot Program

November 8, 2011 | Categories: Economic Development, Flint & Genesee Chamber of Commerce, Inside Business | Tags: Insight Institute of Neurosurgery and Neuroscience, MEDC. Genesee Regional Chamber of Commerce, Pure Michigan Business Connect, Space Inc.

Fifty-four small and midsize companies from around Michigan have been selected to receive business development support through the Pure Michigan Business Connect Economic Gardening Pilot Program being offered by the Michigan Economic Development Corporation, MEDC CEO and President Michael A. Finney announced today. “The goal of this program is to help these second-stage companies grow […]

Genesee Among Counties Expecting Improved Job Outlook

October 27, 2011 | Categories: Economic Development, Flint & Genesee Chamber of Commerce, Newsroom | Tags: Genesee County

Genesee County is projected to lead all six counties in the Regional Economic Forecast recently released by University of Michigan economists with the largest decrease in unemployment over the three-year forecast.