Inside Business
3 Reasons to Hire Teens through Summer Youth Initiative
The Flint & Genesee Chamber of Commerce is seeking proposals from Genesee County employers interested in hiring graduates of the TeenQuest pre-employment training program this summer. As part of the Summer Youth Initiative (SYI), local employers who participate in the SYI Job Fair in April will be paired with teens, ages 14-19, for 10 weeks […]
Read MoreCEO BLOG: Help shape the future of Flint & Genesee
In recent weeks, you can hardly go anywhere without seeing messages about the 2020 Census and the importance of everyone completing a questionnaire. Clever, impactful and poignant messages can be seen on social media, on the screens at the gas station pumps, grocery stores, at meetings and through advertising of all types – practically everywhere; […]
Read MoreInterview with Kady Yellow, Flint DDA’s new director of placemaking
Flint’s Downtown Development Authority recently hired Kady Yellow as director of placemaking. In the newly created role, Yellow will work to increase both the number and types of activities that take place downtown while strengthening a culture of inclusion. Her work begins Feb. 10. Inside Business interviewed Yellow about her goals for the new position […]
Read MoreFor funeral director Lawrence Moon, home is where the heart is
Lawrence E. Moon isn’t shy about expressing his deep affection for his adopted home of Flint and Genesee County. “It’s my town and my community,” said Moon, during a moment of soft-spoken reflection, a Detroit native who came to Flint in 1976 and never left. “People make the place, and I think the world of […]
Read MoreMember News – Feb. 5, 2020
Weichert, Realtors®- Grant Hamady announced Aidan Byrne has joined the Burton office. Byrne joins a dedicated team of knowledgeable agents at the real estate agency who bring many years of combined real estate expertise to their clients.
Read MoreJobs rebound in Genesee County; unemployment rate falls in November
The recall of workers on layoff due a strike in the automotive sector contributed to a reduction in the number of unemployed in Michigan in November 2019. The impact was particularly strong locally where Genesee County’s unemployment rate declined by a full percentage point to 3.8 percent from October to November, according to Michigan’s Bureau […]
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