Inside Business
January Housing Sales Report for Flint & Genesee
Residential sales in Flint and Genesee County were down slightly while the average sales price was up in January over the previous year, according to the East Central Association of REALTORS®. Monthly sales were off just 1.62 percent in January 2017 (with 303 homes sold) compared to the same period in 2016 (with 308 homes […]
Read MoreAnnual Meeting Sets Stage for Future of Flint & Genesee
The Flint & Genesee Chamber will hold its Annual Meeting on March 23. We are looking forward to bringing business and the community together to review the progress made in 2016. We want as many of you as possible to join us because so many of you – our members, funders and other partners – […]
Read MoreSummer Youth Initiative Seeks More Business Participation
The Flint & Genesee Chamber of Commerce is working to build on the success of its youth employment programs – namely the Summer Youth Initiative (SYI) – by adding more for-profit businesses into the mix of job opportunities. The benefits for the area businesses include: Increasing employers’ ability to train and retain its future workforce […]
Read MoreLeadership Reads – Critical Site Selection Factors (Part 2)
Check out these articles that may prove helpful as you run your business, provide leadership tips and strategies or spur creativity in your organization. The articles were selected from a variety of publications and websites such as Fortune, Inc., Fast Company, New York Times and Wall Street Journal. In this issue, Inside Business explores part 2 in Critical Site Selection Factors. Critical Site […]
Read MoreNew Chamber Committee Chairs
New chairs have been selected for the Flint & Genesee Chamber of Commerce’s five standing committees, which help facilitate a variety of activities and initiatives while providing networking opportunities for FGCC members. The new Chairs are: Ambassadors Frank Pepp Marketing & Sales Director, BowlFlint.com Pepp said his business strategy is based on the Hedgehog […]
Read MoreAward-winning Blues Musician to Headline ‘Tunes & Ties’ Gala
Mark Braun is a Flint-native who has performed for thousands at venues, including the National Arts Centre in Ottawa, Ontario, Simón Bolívar Amphitheatre in Mexico City and Chene Park in Detroit, to name a few. And on Feb. 24, Braun – considered one of the most well-known living musicians of the blues piano tradition – […]
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