Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has appointed Flint Police Chief Terence G. Green to the Michigan Committee on Juvenile Justice, an advisory body within the Department of Human Services that promotes the effective implementation of juvenile justice policy and greater administrative efficiency for juvenile justice programs.

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The state of small business in Flint and Genesee County is going under the microscope in early 2021. The Flint & Genesee Chamber’s Economic Development unit is working the Ann Arbor-based consultant EntryPoint to gain a deeper understanding of the challenges and opportunities confronting local businesses and entrepreneurs. The first order of business will be […]

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It’s been a good week! First, the FDA approved Pfizer’s emergency use of the COVID-19 vaccine and second, the vaccinations outside of clinical trials began in the U.S. on Monday. The images of the truck rolling out of Pfizer’s manufacturing plant in Portage, Michigan and their employees packaging the vaccine shipments, was a sight to […]

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This week, Americans will celebrate Thanksgiving Day, although it will look and feel very different for most people than in previous years.  National and local public health experts are strongly recommending that we change the way we interact with our loved ones during the holidays. For many, this means: fewer table settings; a change in […]

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There is a lot of thinking about how to help small businesses during the COVID-19 pandemic. Now there is research about what might help small city downtowns thrive in the long-term, based on the changes to commuting and lifestyles expected to endure after the immediate threat has passed. A new study by researchers at the Massachusetts […]

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