Getting around downtown Flint is about to get easier. The Downtown Flint Trolley will begin operating this week offering FREE rides to visitors, college students, and residents to get in and around downtown. The trolley — a 27-passenger, handicap-accessible, environmentally friendly vehicle — will operate Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays to shuttle shoppers and restaurant‐goers through […]

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Looking to boost employee morale and know-how this year? Good news: The Flint & Genesee Chamber of Commerce has nearly doubled its training and development offering for 2017. The new lineup features nearly 80 workshops and presentations ranging from the broad (Following Your Passion) to the specific (Navigating the ISO 9001:2015 Transition). Sessions will be […]

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Leadership NOW – an intensive leadership development program led by the Flint & Genesee Chamber of Commerce and United Way of Genesee County – will kick off its third cohort later this month, with a group of 18 high-potential leaders who live and/or work Genesee County. Over the next 10 months, these participants will participate in […]

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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 topics […]

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The January 2017 issue of Site Selection magazine features a two-page investment profile of Flint and Genesee County.  The advertorial focuses on how Flint & Genesee is transforming its economy, expanding existing assets while attracting investment. Click here for the investment profile. Site Selection is aimed at expansion planning decision-makers, including CEOs, corporate real estate […]

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Some government contracts are set aside for certain businesses with special certifications, such as woman-owned, small disadvantaged businesses and veteran-owned. The Region 6 PTAC’s Certification Series can help small businesses obtain the appropriate documentation to compete for these federal contracts. The certification series kicks off on Feb. 7 with the Center for Verification and Evaluation […]

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