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Fall Enrollment Opens for TeenQuest Pre-Employment, Leadership Training
Countywide Afterschool Program Kicks Off First Session Sept. 19 (FLINT, Mich. – Sept. 8, 2016) TeenQuest – a pre-employment and leadership training program designed to prepare Genesee County youth for success in the 21st-century workplace – has released its 2016-17 schedule. Enrollment is open to all students, ages 14-19 in grades 9-12, in Genesee County. […]
Read MoreGenesee County Recognized as Certified Connected Community
Technology Action Plan and priority goals presented (GENESEE COUNTY, Mich. – Aug. 31, 2016) – Connect Michigan applauds the efforts of Genesee County, Michigan, for achieving certification under Connected Nation’s Connected Community Engagement Program. Today, Connect Michigan presented Genesee County’s certification and its Technology Action Plan before the Flint & Genesee Chamber of Commerce, University of […]
Read MoreI-69 Thumb Region Agri-Tourism Directory Makes Buying Local Easy
(FLINT, Mich. – Sept. 1, 2016) Labor Day weekend marks the unofficial end of summer and the start of the harvest season, otherwise known as fall. As the temperature begin to cool and the air turns crisp, our tastes in outdoor fun and food tend to take on a different flavor, too. To help plan […]
Read MoreLocal Employers Seek to Fill Job Openings at Flint & Genesee Chamber Job Fair
Job Seekers Encouraged to Attend Free ‘Career Edge’ Training Before Event (FLINT, Mich. – Aug. 23, 2016) Local employers looking to fill full- and part-time positions will meet with job seekers during the Flint & Genesee Chamber of Commerce Job Fair on Sept. 23 at Baker College of Flint. The FGCC Job Fair is free and […]
Read More‘Mr. B’s Joybox Express’ Rallies Supporters for Musical Bike Ride from Flint to Mackinac Island
Yearlong ‘Sprint 4 Flint’ Fundraising Campaign to Benefit YouthQuest Afterschool Program (FLINT, Mich. – Aug. 19, 2016) An Ann Arbor-based nonprofit is launching a yearlong fundraising campaign that will benefit the YouthQuest After School Initiative and culminate with an especially unique journey – one that involves transporting a 385-pound piano on a tricycle built for […]
Read MoreFall Enrollment Kicks Off for YouthQuest Afterschool Initiative
Afterschool Program Introduces Intercession Programming for Freeman Elementary (FLINT, Mich., Aug. 12, 2016) – Registration for YouthQuest – a free, afterschool program administered by the Flint & Genesee Chamber of Commerce – will kick off this month at 14 schools across multiple school districts in Flint and Genesee County. Now in its seventh year, the […]
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