After significant investments and improvements in recent years, Atlas Valley Golf Club is back in the swing of things. The historic club sat empty for two years before Dave Parker, an Oakland County business owner, purchased it in 2020 from the Hendrickson family, who had owned the Grand Blanc-based club for more than six decades. Continue Reading
All Andi Lau wanted was a place where her grandson, who has attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), could be himself. “The Flint Children’s Museum is where Noah learned to share and build things and play with other kids. That’s only been possible because there are so many great hands-on activities there and because the staff is very Continue Reading
It’s going to be a big year in Genesee County. There’s the redevelopment of Buick City, and the expansion of ACI Plastics. In Grand Blanc Township, Mara Technologies is reshoring some its electronics manufacturing at its new U.S. headquarters. There’s also a new commercial-residential development on the way with the Garden Building of Grand Blanc. Continue Reading
(Featured above) Brad Bergmooser, president and CEO at Financial Plus Financial Plus Credit Union is passionate about financial wellness. “We ask ourselves every day how we can best educate our members and communities to live better financially,” said Brad Bergmooser, president and CEO at Financial Plus. In today’s 24/7 world of on-demand service and speedy Continue Reading
Attracting new residents — and holding on to the talented workers already here — is a critical step toward a vibrant future for Genesee County, experts say. That’s why the Flint & Genesee Group recently launched Make Your Move in Flint & Genesee, a talent attraction program that also connects prospective residents with local employers. Continue Reading
A promise is a promise. So, when Mott Community College (MCC) says students who complete its new Workforce Promise program are work-ready, it means it. The Workforce Promise is a promise to both participating students and future employers that MCC students who complete the program are prepared not only academically for their careers, but that Continue Reading
It’s about so much more than doughnuts. “Carriage Town Ministries didn’t save my life, but it did give me life,” said Bruce Sowles, who was homeless before the Flint shelter took him in and helped him restart his life with a job at Blueline Donuts. Blueline Donuts is a job-training initiative of Carriage Town Ministries, Continue Reading
Aisha Harris always knew. She knew at medical school at Georgetown University. And she knew in Chicago during her medical residency. “I always planned to come home to Flint,” said Harris, now a board-certified family medicine physician. “Here, I’m surrounded by friends and family — and have the strong sense of community and an authentic Continue Reading
Anyone who’s sat spellbound as the magic comes to life on stage knows the power of the performing arts. In Flint, the arts are much more than a single concert or performance. “The performing arts cross cultural, racial and socioeconomic lines and pulls people together in ways that other mediums don’t and can’t,” said Christopher Continue Reading
