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Outside of newly renovated Sloan Museum of Discovery
Guest Commentary, July/August 2022

The New Sloan Museum of Discovery – a re-imagined space for the entire community to enjoy and learn

After almost five years of planning, three years of construction, and an incalculable number of hours spent by our staff and contractors, the new Sloan Museum of Discovery will finally Continue Reading

July 13, 2022 | Todd Slisher
Guest Commentary, May/June 2022

Flint Public Library: Transformed and playing a lead role in the community’s migration to the digital age and knowledge economy

More than five years of planning, fundraising and hard work will culminate with the grand re-opening of Flint Public Library on May 19. The Library Board voted in 2019 to Continue Reading

May 12, 2022 | Kay Schwartz
Brownfield in Flint, MI
Guest Commentary, Mar/Apr 2022

Brownfields are an untapped asset; they don’t have to be

(Above and below: photos of the former Buick City property, one of the largest brownfield sites in Michigan) Let’s start with a scenario. You own a company, maybe a small Continue Reading

March 21, 2022 | Steven Black
electric car charging station
Guest Commentary, Jan/Feb 2022

In Genesee County and across Michigan, Consumers Energy is powering an electric vehicle transformation

Michigan is the automotive hub of the world, and Flint is “Vehicle City.” For over a century, this community and our state have been at the center of all things Continue Reading

January 24, 2022 | Garrick Rochow
Downtown Flint skyline
Guest Commentary, Nov/Dec 2021

Downtown Flint’s entrepreneurial spirit helping drive a revitalization that’s transforming the city

I am Detroit born and raised and wasn’t sure exactly what to expect when I moved to Flint to head up the Downtown Development Authority. In the few months I’ve Continue Reading

November 16, 2021 | Kiaira May
school bus driver
Guest Commentary, Sept/Oct 2021

Putting Michiganders first to power the economy to new highs

The pandemic was hard on all of us, especially on our kids. Every one of us could share stories about the challenges our children faced and the obstacles they overcame. Continue Reading

September 14, 2021 | Gov. Gretchen Whitmer
Money with the year 2021?
Guest Commentary, July/August 2021

The Economic Outlook for the Second Half of 2021

Life is largely returning to normal. Masks are no longer required, restaurants are back to 100 percent capacity, and people are beginning to travel again. When will the economy return Continue Reading

July 26, 2021 | Christopher Douglas, Ph.D.
Commit to Fit holds their fitness challenge in Brush Park, downtown Flint
Guest Commentary, May/June 2021

Now is the time to think big…really big

Our complex relationship with land is a defining characteristic of our American society. In the not-so-distant past it was viewed virtually unfathomable that the value of land would ever decrease Continue Reading

May 18, 2021 | Brian Larkin
Downtown Davison, Michigan
Guest Commentary, Mar/Apr 2021

A thriving Flint & Genesee is dependent on small business

What an exciting time to be in a transitioning community. As the past decades have shifted the look of our downtowns and communities, leaders are focused on rebuilding their communities, Continue Reading

March 22, 2021 | Janis Mueller
Image of a chatbot
Guest Commentary, Jan/Feb 2021

2020 a year of changes; but what does that mean for 2021?

We hear this all the time: this is the new norm. 2020 was indeed a year of change, and some of these changes will stay with us while some won’t, Continue Reading

January 20, 2021 | Dale Keipert

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