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The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic delivered a major shock to the business community. However, no sector of the economy has been disproportionately hurt more than Black-owned businesses. According to Bloomberg, the economic shutdown caused by the pandemic triggered a 41 percent decline in black-owned businesses nationally in 2020. That impact and the fragile financial state of many local Black-owned businesses has… Read More 

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Graci Harkema, owner of Graci LLC, will lead a two-hour interactive virtual workshop focused on the business case for diversity, equity and inclusion. In preparation for the Feb. 24 event, Inside Business spoke with Harkema for a discussion about what participants can expect and why this topic is good for business.

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With the federal government seeking to buy more American-made products, now is a good time for local companies to connect with the Procurement Technical Assistance Center (PTAC) at the Flint & Genesee Chamber of Commerce. [caption id="attachment_50735" align="alignright" width="301"] (Photo credit: White House)[/caption] On Jan. 25, President Biden signed an executive order requiring the federal government to purchase more goods… Read More 

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YouthQuest Highlights: January 2021
New Year, New STEAM Durant-Turri-Mott Elementary started 2021 off strong with a month dedicated to STEAM. Each week of January, students participated in an activity focused on science, technology, engineering, art and math, respectively. Some of the activities included building cars out of household items and building model robots out of food items. These activities helped students relate to concepts… Read More 

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On the Job: Tim Szary
Linden High School graduate Tim Szary is diving into his career as a systems engineer at Raytheon Technologies, and he made his own way to get where he is today. “I took a slightly unique path,” says Szary. “After high school, I went to the University of Michigan-Flint for their two plus two program. I was able to take two… Read More 

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Crim Sports Help Students Stay Active at Home
In a holistic approach to afterschool programming, YouthQuest and the Crim Fitness Foundation are working together through the Flint Community Education Initiative to provide sports to Flint students. At the beginning of the 2020-21 school year, YouthQuest updated its model to be more inclusive with two pathways for students: YQ Comprehensive and YQ Clubhouse. YQ Comprehensive acts as the traditional… Read More