This spring, our team organized a bus tour for the Flint & Genesee Group’s Regional Leadership Council to highlight some of the exciting developments underway in Genesee County. The goal was to showcase recent and upcoming wins for partners who are instrumental in the growth of our region.
Narrated by the leaders of the Group’s four divisions, the tour began at the headquarters of Fessler & Bowman and concluded at John P. O’Sullivan’s. We had front-row seats for the $42 million expansion of Berston Field House, the Advanced Manufacturing District of Genesee County, the newly opened $41 million facility for YMCA of Greater Flint and LiveWell on Harrison, workforce development innovations at the Genesee Career Institute, and many other projects along the way. We heard from Mott Community College, the University of Michigan-Flint, Kettering University, and Dee Cramer. The theme was definitely optimism for the future.
Truly, there are far too many great things happening across the county to see in one afternoon. On every stretch of road, we could point to multiple partner businesses and community staples. It was a reminder of just how fortunate we are to have so many long-standing and successful companies here. They could be located anywhere in the world but choose to invest and grow in Genesee County.
Some prime examples are featured in this and other recent issues of AND magazine. Dee Cramer, the largest sheet metal contractor in Michigan and sixth largest in the U.S., has been operating in Genesee County since 1937. Fessler & Bowman is ranked among the top 100 specialty contractors in the nation and has been headquartered here since 1963. Koegel Meats has been supplying backyard barbecues from its Genesee County location for over 100 years.
These are just a few of many in Flint & Genesee, whose operations reach far beyond our region and who see the value of growing in this community. Businesses like these build on Genesee County’s legacy of innovation while shaping the future for the next generation. And with every bus tour and magazine article, the Flint & Genesee Group is proud to help tell that story.