Dr. Bobby Mukkamala, a nationally renowned otolaryngologist in private practice in Flint, has been elected to the board of trustees of the Charles Stewart Mott Foundation. Mukkamala will begin serving on the board on Jan. 1, 2022.

The holiday shopping season kicks into high-gear this weekend with the post-Thanksgiving sales blitz. In fact, nearly 2 million more people than last year are expected to shop from Thanksgiving Day through Cyber Monday this year, according to the annual survey released by the National Retail Federation and Prosper Insights & Analytics.

The state of Michigan on Oct. 14 announced a Transportation Economic Development Fund (TEDF) grant that will be used to upgrade the Baldwin Road corridor that will allow Fessler & Bowman, Inc., a national concrete and earthwork contractor, to continue with its planned $10-million expansion in Grand Blanc Township.

In honor of National Veterans Small Business Week (Nov. 1-5, the Flint & Genesee Procurement Technical Assistance Center (PTAC) is spotlighting veteran-owned businesses in the region who are among its clientele.

Carmine Avantini, AICP, president and founder of CIB Planning, has been elected president the 2021 president of the Michigan Association of Planning Board of Directors for a one-year term.