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[caption id="attachment_1025" align="alignright" width="115" caption="Tim Herman, CEO"][/caption] Last week, we announced that the Genesee Regional Chamber of Commerce now leads tourism efforts for Flint and Genesee County. We have created a new action group called the Flint-Genesee Regional Convention & Visitors Bureau. We have a dedicated staff and budget, and we have hit the ground running with an aggressive marketing… Read More 

Opening at Former Fazoli’s Site; Mateen Cleaves to Join VIPs On Saturday, May 19, Freakin' Unbelievable Burgers hosts a VIP Night and Ribbon Cutting event. Join the Genesee Regional Chamber of Commerce and Mateen Cleaves for the VIP event at the former site of Fazoli’s, 5100 Corunna Road in Flint from 5:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. Freakin' Unbelievable Burgers is… Read More 

This is one in a series of features highlighting the ‘Genesee 10 to Watch’ and 'Spark' Award recipients. [caption id="attachment_3119" align="alignright" width="340" caption="Vanessa Nelson (left), President of Expert Human Resource Consultants, LLC, receives a 2012 Spark Award from Nell Taylor, Business Development Manager for the Genesee Regional Chamber of Commerce."][/caption] ‘Do what you love and you will be successful’ is… Read More 

Pinterest, the social bookmarking site where users “pin” images onto virtual bulletin boards, has been generating a lot of buzz lately. This month, articles about Pinterest have popped up on such notable Web sites as The Huffington Post, Wired.com and TechCrunch.  And the interest isn’t unmerited. Since its launch in March 2010, Pinterest has gained a following of more than… Read More 

Hospitality Industry Honored May 24 Genesee County’s customer service superstars will be recognized at the 24th Annual Genesee County Hospitality Awards.  The event, hosted by the Flint-Genesee Regional Convention & Visitors Bureau (Regional Chamber CVB), takes place on Thursday, May 24 at the Holiday Inn Gateway Centre from 5:30 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. Each year the Regional Chamber CVB, an… Read More