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The Ruth Mott Foundation in partnership with the United Way of Genesee County is pleased to announce a half-day workshop, “Advocating with Confidence”.  The event, which is designed for nonprofit organizations, takes place on Thursday, June 19 from 8:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. at United Way of Genesee County at 111 E. Court Street in Flint. Abby Levin, Legal Director… Read More 

Check out these articles that may prove helpful as you run your business or 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, Inc., New York Times and Wall Street Journal.  We hope you find these links informative.  Let us know… Read More 

The Flint & Genesee Chamber of Commerce Summer Youth Initiative (SYI) is partnering with the Michigan Department of Natural Resources to place more than 100 Flint teens in summer jobs.  Funding for the jobs is provided through a grant from M-DNR.  Teen employees are graduates of TeenQuest, the Chamber’s no-cost, pre-employment and leadership training program for high school students. (more…) Read More 

I-69 International Trade Corridor and MI Green Thumb Release Wage and Benefit Survey Results (FLINT, MICH. – June 2, 2014) Today, the Flint & Genesee Chamber of Commerce along with economic development partners in the I-69 International Trade Corridor and the MI Green Thumb released the results of a first-of-its-kind Regional Wage and Benefit Survey, which was conducted in collaboration… Read More 

Flint, Michigan – May 28, 2014 – U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker today announced that Advance Michigan, a partnership representing a 13-county Michigan region anchored by the cities of Ann Arbor, Detroit, Flint, Lansing and Pontiac, has been designated to receive major federal investments aimed at revitalizing manufacturing through the Investing in Manufacturing Communities Program (IMCP). The Advance Michigan region… Read More