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Moving Flint Forward with CompuNinjas

July 29, 2021 | Categories: Big Stories, Small Business, Moving Flint Forward Blog

It’s been just over two years since Jackie Earley purchased and started rehabbing a vacant building in the Grand Traverse District. Today, that building is home to CompuNinjas, Earley’s computer repair shop. “I was born and raised in Flint,” said Earley. “I believe this city has a lot of potential. It needs work, but all it requires is people who… Read More

First Students Graduate from Local Institutions Compliments of Flint Promise

July 28, 2021 | Categories: Afterschool Download, Education & Training

Three students from the first cohort of Flint Promise Scholarship Program have recently graduated from the University of Michigan-Flint and Mott Community College. They completed their schooling and received diplomas in May. The Flint Promise Scholarship program is a last dollar scholarship that allows students who graduate from high school and live in the city of Flint to attend a… Read More

New Initiative Aims to to Keep Local Manufacturers Competitive

July 22, 2021 | Categories: Inside Business, News Releases, Newsroom

The I-69 Thumb Region and its partners aim to make area manufacturers more competitive through the adoption of Internet-based technologies.

Moving Flint Forward with Sal’s Gym

July 21, 2021 | Categories: Big Stories, Small Business, Moving Flint Forward Blog

Earlier this year, General Motors and the Flint & Genesee Group awarded grants to 15 small businesses in Flint. Among those recipients was Sal’s Gym Flint, located at University Avenue and Bangs Street. Below, husband-and-wife duo Jacob and Ashleigh Saldaña share a bit about their business' history and the impact of the Moving Flint Forward Small Business Grant Program. To… Read More

Chevy Commons to become a state park under a plan announced by Gov. Whitmer

July 21, 2021 | Categories: Economic Development, Education & Training, Explore Flint & Genesee, Inside Business

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer announced plans to create a new Michigan state park in the City of Flint by utilizing federal relief dollars from President Biden’s American Recovery Plan. This would mark the first state park in Genesee County and when completed would become Michigan’s 104th state park.