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Meet the YouthQuest Site Team Leaders
A new school year has started and with that is a new year for YouthQuest. Now in its 12th year, the program will continue to provide a quality afterschool program to Flint students. “We are excited to start the school year off strong with a great staff of site team leaders at our helm,” says Dr. Kimberly Leverette, executive director… Read More 

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Lt. Governor Gilchrist Highlights $55 Million Expansion of Michigan Reconnect Program to Provide Tuition-Free Higher Education and Skills Training

Today, during an event at Mott Community College, Lt. Governor Garlin Gilchrist touted the bipartisan Fiscal Year 2023 budget’s inclusion of $55 million to fully fund the Michigan Reconnect program and encouraged working-age Michiganders to join the more than 100,000 people who in the last 18 months have taken the first step towards earning a college degree or skills certificate through the Michigan Reconnect program.

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FACES of Flint & Genesee Business: Laurie Shaw, Coffee Beanery
Laurie Shaw first joined her husband’s family business, Coffee Beanery, working as the executive assistant for her mother-in-law JoAnne. With five children at home, the workload became overwhelming, so Shaw began to take on other roles in the organization like fundraising and marketing. “At the time I didn’t know what I was preparing for,” says Shaw. “I was just going… Read More 

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Business News - Aug. 10, 2022

The Flint Institute of Arts has appointed Tracee Glab as its new executive director. Glab, who previously served as the FIA’s curator of collections and exhibitions since 2009, succeeds John B. Henry, who announced his retirement this year.

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