Making places great can happen in a variety of ways. In the city of Flint, it seems to be happening in just about every way possible. A new downtown hotel, new and updated parks, dozens of renovated buildings, and positive economic, cultural and social changes and activities are just a few things that come to Continue Reading
When professional golf returned to Warwick Hills Golf & Country Club in September 2018, with the inaugural playing of The Ally Challenge presented by McLaren, fans were treated to world-class competition from the top PGA TOUR Champions players in the game. This was no surprise to a community that hosted one of the most popular Continue Reading
Ten years ago, the biggest problem Michigan faced was a lack of jobs. This led to the exodus of people in search of opportunity – especially young people. In the first 10 years of this century, Michigan was the only state to lose population. Ten years later, everything has changed. In 2019, across virtually every industry Continue Reading
Spring has officially sprung! With the winter haze shaken off, now is the perfect time to start planning and thinking about where your food will come from this summer. Which community farmers market will you attend? Will you plant your own garden? Should you join a CSA? There are so many options for accessing local Continue Reading
Before a Feb. 19 visit to the Flint & Genesee Chamber of Commerce, Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer sat down with AND magazine for a brief Q&A. AND: What are the biggest challenges and opportunities for Michigan? Whitmer: Michigan was the state people used to flock to for opportunity. We still have amazing things to boast Continue Reading
For more than 17 years, Genesee Health Plan (GHP) has helped deliver health care services to many employees of small businesses and entrepreneurs that have struggled to provide health insurance for their employees. With the Nov. 6 renewal of the Genesee County Health Care Services Millage – which funds the health care services provided by Continue Reading
Following is a list of hot jobs projected to grow through 2024 in East Michigan, covering Genesee, Lapeer, Sanilac, Shiawassee, St. Clair and Tuscola counties. Source: Michigan DTMB, Bureau of Labor Market Information and Strategic Initiatives Demand Occupations Wage Range Projected Growth 2014-2024 Projected Annual Job Openings Education and Training Beyond High Continue Reading
After a somewhat slow first quarter of 2.2 percent real GDP growth, the U.S. economy accelerated to 4.1 percent growth in the second quarter. Overall, the economy is expected to grow 2.9 percent in 2018, and maintain much of that momentum into 2019. Our initial real GDP forecast for 2019 is 2.7 percent. Should our Continue Reading
The heartbeat and the hinge of any organization resides and rest with its leadership. When leadership is present and viable, the life of the organization is vibrant and on the road of momentum that leads to organizational success. As in any journey, one must abide by a set of laws to achieve success. In life, Continue Reading
The Pure Michigan campaign is perhaps best known for its beautiful imagery and the voice of Tim Allen reminding us that 25,000 mornings, give or take, is all we humans get – so spend some of them here in Michigan. The emotions those ads evoke are key to getting new leisure travelers to consider Michigan Continue Reading
