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Holiday Magic: Christmas at Crossroads Village, Genesee County Parks, Flint and Genesee County, Michigan
Information and dates are subject to change without notice. Please call ahead to confirm. Attractions Art & Culture Theater Entertainment Shopping Dining with Evening Entertainment Download PDF Holiday Happenings Monday-Friday, December 19-23: “Cosmic Christmas - A Christmas Laser Light Show” at Longway Planetarium, 1310 E. Kearsley Street, Flint * (810) 237-3400 or (810) 237-3409 * sloanlongway.org (Show begins Monday-Thursday 3:30 p.m. and Friday 3:30… Read More 

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Leadership NOW: Second Cohort Graduates, Plans Gathering Space
(FLINT, Mich., Dec. 16, 2016) – Twelve business and nonprofit professionals graduated today from Leadership NOW, an intensive, year-long leadership development program offered through the Flint & Genesee Chamber of Commerce and United Way of Genesee County. The participants have completed 100+ hours of training and 10 hours of one-on-one coaching, focused on honing their personal leadership styles and developing… Read More 

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Dear Santa: Get Your Reading Glasses Ready
This holiday season marks the fifth year that YouthQuest has participated in Macy’s Believe campaign, which donates $1 to Make-A-Wish for every letter written to Santa and collected in stores. The afterschool program set an ambitious goal of sending 50,000 letters to Kris Kringle on National Believe Day (Dec. 9), when the retailer doubles its donation amount. Not only did… Read More 

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GST Michigan Works! announced that 26 employers located across Genesee, Huron, Lapeer, Shiawassee, Sanilac and Tuscola Counties have been awarded grants totaling $844,000 through the Michigan Talent Investment Agency (TIA) Skilled Trades Training Fund (STTF) for short term, in-demand training. Nearly half of the grants went to businesses located in Flint & Genesee, with 12 companies receiving $491,057. In 2016,… Read More 

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Do you aim to live a healthier lifestyle in 2017? If so, try making some small changes at the office, and you just might seem some big results. For instance, you might resolve to: Stand more. Sitting for too long can have a negative impact on your heart health, cognitive function and productivity. But good news: research shows that employees… Read More 

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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 in planning for 2017. The… Read More