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(FLINT, Mich. – June 18, 2014) Hundreds of YouthQuest students will soon strap on their back packs and take their imagination and adventurous spirit on the road.   The summer session of the YouthQuest afterschool program, “Summer on the Road”, kicks off on June 30. Students from YouthQuest schools in Flint and Carman-Ainsworth districts and the International Academy of Flint will… Read More 

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(Grand Blanc Twp., MICH. – June 17, 2014) Today TMI Climate Solutions and the Flint & Genesee Chamber of Commerce celebrated the official grand opening of TMI’s expanded facility in Grand Blanc Township. More than 200 employees and guests attended the event, which included a tour and culminated in a ribbon cutting ceremony.  The 50,000 square foot expansion represents a… Read More 

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(FLINT, Mich., June 16, 2014) – Grab your loud shirt, camera and sunscreen; it’s time to Be a Tourist in Your Hometown again! The Flint & Genesee Convention &Visitors Bureau will host the second annual “Be a Tourist in Your Home Town” Saturday, July 19. This one-day event offers residents, and non-residents, an opportunity to see Flint & Genesee with… Read More 

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[caption id="attachment_3909" align="alignright" width="115"] Tim Herman, CEO[/caption] Over the past 10 years, more than $100 million has been invested in the redevelopment of downtown Flint. Uptown Reinvestment Corporation and Uptown Developments have worked together to transform the area from a series of boarded up buildings to a thriving downtown business district – one where people are living, working, eating, spending… Read More 

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The Flint & Genesee Chamber of Commerce along with economic development partners in the I-69 International Trade Corridor and the MI Green Thumb recently released the results of a first-of-its-kind Regional Wage and Benefit Survey, which was conducted in collaboration with the University of Michigan-Flint.  The survey, which includes aggregate data from a seven-county region, projected increased hiring and minimal… Read More 

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The Flint & Genesee Chamber is partnering with First Merit Bank to host a Business Leaders for Michigan Regional Leadership Forum. The event takes place on Tuesday, June 24 from 8:30 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. at FirstMerit Bank headquarters at 328 S. Saginaw in downtown Flint. Sandy Pierce, Chairman & CEO of FirstMerit Bank and Tim Herman, CEO of the… Read More