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MEGA Board Announces Tax Credit for Creative Foam Expansion Project

October 27, 2010 | Categories: Economic Development, Flint & Genesee Chamber of Commerce, Newsroom, Partners for Progress | Tags: Creative Foam, Fenton, Genesee County, Tim Herman

(FENTON, MICHIGAN – October 26, 2010) Fenton-based Creative Foam, which designs and manufactures cellular and non-cellular foams and plastics for customers in the automotive and medical industries, has received a $362,386 tax credit from the Michigan Economic Growth Authority (MEGA) board to expand their expansion of their manufacturing of machined core materials comprised of their […]

Flint’s Bishop International Airport Celebrates New Deicing Pad

October 25, 2010 | Categories: Newsroom, Partners for Progress | Tags: Bishop International Airport, Flint, Genesee County

The morning of October 21, Bishop International Airport Authority held a ribbon cutting ceremony and news conference for their new deicing pad. Guest speakers included Congressman Dale Kildee; Genesee County Commissioner, Patrick Gleason; Flint Mayor, Dayne Walling; Bishop International Airport Authority Chairperson, Guy Briggs, Airport Director, Jim Rice; and Tim Herman, CEO of the Flint […]

Central Sign & Fabricating Celebrates Relocation to Genesee County and One Year Anniversary

October 7, 2010 | Categories: Member Services, Newsroom, Partners for Progress | Tags: anniversary, Central Sign & Fabricating, Genesee County, ribboncutting, Tim Herman

HOLLY, MI (October 6, 2010) — Leaders from the public and private sectors and the Flint & Genesee Chamber of Commerce officials showed their support today for Central Sign & Fabricating, a local business that made a strategic move from Oakland County to Genesee County, and made a significant investment in the region on expansion projects. […]

Kettering University’s Innovation Center grand opening Aug. 31

August 31, 2010 | Categories: Economic Development, Flint & Genesee Chamber of Commerce, Newsroom, Partners for Progress | Tags: Flint, Genesee County, Innovation Center, Kettering University, Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certified

The Innovation Center at Kettering University is a 9,000-square-foot investment in Michigan’s rich technology future. Kettering opened its new facility during grand opening ceremonies Tuesday, Aug. 31, from 5-7 p.m. The Innovation Center is a $3.2 million project that will be the first Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certified building in Genesee County. […]

YouthQuest after school program opens doors in September

August 11, 2010 | Categories: Education & Training, Flint & Genesee Chamber of Commerce, Newsroom, Partners for Progress | Tags: after school, Carman-Ainsworth Community Schools, Charles Stewart Mott Foundation, Flint, Flint Community Schools, Genesee Area Focus Fund, Genesee County, grant, Michigan, Montrose Community Schools, Mt. Morris Consolidated Schools

(Flint, MI Wednesday, August 11, 2010) With a new academic year just around the corner, a number of schools throughout Genesee County are preparing to open the doors to children after school, thanks to a one-year, $3.1million grant from the Charles Stewart Mott Foundation to the Genesee Area Focus Fund. The YouthQuest after school enrichment […]

Genesys announces plans to realign emergency care services

July 12, 2010 | Categories: Economic Development, Flint & Genesee Chamber of Commerce, Newsroom, Partners for Progress | Tags: Flint, Genesee County, Genesys, Tim Herman, Uptown Developments, Uptown Reinvestment Corporation

July 12, 2010—As part of its ongoing commitment to provide appropriate levels of medical care and services in the most effective and needed settings, Genesys announced today its plans to realign emergency care services and establish a patient care facility in downtown Flint as part of the city’s revitalization initiatives.