The Flint & Genesee Group presented Art of Achievement Awards to 17 exemplary businesses, community leaders, and hospitality professionals for their significant contributions to the region’s success in 2023 on Thursday, November 9. A record-breaking crowd of over 530 people filled the historic FIM Capitol Theatre where Master of Ceremonies Matt Franklin and Flint & Continue Reading
The Flint & Genesee Group is seeking applications for the region’s first-ever Top 10 Employer program. Organizations selected for the recognition be revealed in the September-October edition of AND, the Group’s bimonthly business magazine. Applicants may be a public, private, nonprofit, or a government workplace. To be eligible, they must have at least 10 employees Continue Reading
On March 23, the Flint & Genesee Group held its annual meeting – themed “Meeting What’s Next” – at the FIM Capitol Theatre in downtown Flint. The organization used the time to share its accomplishments in 2022, showing considerable progress in what was the second year of a three-year strategic plan. The Group also released Continue Reading
As AND magazine recently celebrated its five-year anniversary, its editors would like your input. Please take a few minutes to share your feedback at and.flintandgenesee.org/survey.
Flint & Genesee Group presented Art of Achievement Awards to 17 exemplary businesses, community leaders and hospitality professionals for their significant contributions to the region’s success in 2022 on Thursday, November 3. A record-breaking crowd of over 450 people filled the historic FIM Capitol Theatre where Master of Ceremonies Matt Franklin and Flint & Genesee Continue Reading
You just became the executive director of the Flint River Watershed Coalition (FRWC). How did you come to this role? I was first introduced to the Flint River Watershed Coalition when I was in college. While pursuing a degree in wildlife biology at the University of Michigan-Flint, some of the classes helped FRWC volunteers with identifying Continue Reading
Flint & Genesee Group presented Art of Achievement Awards to 16 exemplary businesses, community leaders and hospitality professionals for their significant contributions to the region’s success in 2021 on Thursday, November 4. A crowd of 358 people filled the historic Capitol Theatre – with COVID-19 safety protocols in place – where Master of Ceremonies Leanne Continue Reading
In more ways than one, growth has been a constant during the past century at Porter’s Orchard. It all began when Ray Porter, a machinist who had moved from Port Huron to Flint, bought the property on Hegel Road east of Goodrich in 1919 and planted his first apple trees in 1921. “He had decided Continue Reading
Municipally Speaking features brief interviews with the mayors, city managers and economic development officials of Genesee County’s municipalities on matters of governing and economic and community development. For the September-October issue, AND spoke with Swartz Creek City Manager Adam Zettel, AICP. For those that are not familiar with Swartz Creek, most of us are certainly aware of Continue Reading
Genesee Health System on July 13 held a groundbreaking for its new state-of-the-art mental and physical health treatment center on south Saginaw between 9th and 10th streets in Flint. The 60,000-square-foot building will bring all GHS children’s programs under one roof, including the Neurological Center for Excellence, Children’s Autism Center, and Child and Family Services. The project is Continue Reading
