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PGA of America Supports Event for Students, Parents (FLINT, MICH.) A future Tiger Woods or Michelle Wie may be among the hundreds of students set to hit the green for the Flint & Genesee Chamber of Commerce YouthQuest afterschool program student and family Golf Event.  The event takes place on Saturday, May 4 at IMA Brookwood Golf Club from 9:00… Read More 

(FLINT, MICH)  Are you a contractor looking to grow through government contracting?  Then consider joining the Flint & Genesee Chamber of Commerce Procurement Technical Assistance Center (PTAC) as they host a webinar to help general contractors learn about surety bonds.  On May 7, the Surety Bonds for General Contractors webinar will take place from 1:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m.  IBCS… Read More 

(FLINT, MICH.) More Flint-area teens will have an opportunity for employment this summer, as a result of $875,000 in grants awarded to support the 2013 Summer Youth Initiative (SYI).  SYI is a program of the Flint & Genesee Chamber of Commerce, which connects well-prepared teens to summer jobs.  The Charles Stewart Mott Foundation awarded $825,000 to the Genesee Area Focus… Read More 

Request a Speaker through the FGCC Speakers Bureau The new community brand marketing campaign, Flint & Genesee revitalization, community involvement, youth activities, programs and services, the importance of tourism and business opportunities are among the many topics covered by speakers from the Flint & Genesee Chamber of Commerce.  The Chamber's Speakers Bureau, launched last year, provides speakers for meetings, events… Read More 

Cheryl DeFrain is the Director, Flint & Genesee Convention & Visitors Bureau (CVB). The CVB is one of four business units of the Flint & Genesee Chamber of Commerce.   What is CVB? The CVB is the Flint & Genesee Chamber of Commerce’s first consumer business unit focused on tourism. The move from a stand-alone organization to becoming part of… Read More 

Join the Flint & Genesee Chamber Procurement and Technical Assistance Center (PTAC) on Tuesday, May 7 to learn more about Surety Bonds for General Contractors.  The webinar, hosted in conjunction with the PTAC of South Central Michigan, takes place from 1:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. (more…) Read More