What do you call an organization that helps boosts its community’s business, economic development, education and tourism sectors? Now it’s the Flint & Genesee Group. That’s the name of the rebranded Flint & Genesee Chamber of Commerce, a moniker that still exists but now as one of four distinct divisions under the Flint & Genesee Group umbrella. Continue Reading
They’re now operating under a new name, but they’re still pursuing the same mission — to promote economic prosperity in Flint and Genesee County. Each of the newly created divisions under the Flint & Genesee Group umbrella — Flint & Genesee Education & Talent, Flint & Genesee Chamber, Explore Flint & Genesee and Flint & Continue Reading
Monica Weaver’s determined march toward entrepreneurism led her to Flint. Last July, Weaver — through her Carmel Hill Acquisitions holding company — acquired TGI Direct, a direct marketing company that employs nearly 100 people between its headquarters in Flint and a facility in Ann Arbor. The company began in 1964 as a print and mail Continue Reading
Anyone who knows me or interacts with me regularly knows that COVID-19 vaccines are weighing heavily on my mind. I got the shot over a month ago and I’ve been on a crusade ever since to help others do the same. The vaccines are the most important tools we have to reduce the spread of Continue Reading
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 significantly, but that has indeed happened on a wide scale. When the private market concluded that a piece of land had no value, we did Continue Reading
From the C-Suite features brief interviews with Flint & Genesee senior executives and entrepreneurs about leadership, management, strategy and performance. For the May-June issue, AND spoke with Domico Med-Device President Michael Czop. COVID-19 was disruptive for so many businesses in 2020. Can you describe your experience? 2020 was an incredible year for the world let Continue Reading
Congratulations to our members on the move featuring FGCC members’ grand openings, promotions, new hires, recognition and milestones (Featured above) Flint United Basketball Club ribbon cutting, 3501 Lapeer Rd. in Flint, on April 5. Promotions, New Hires and Recognition Yeo & Yeo announced Dave Youngstrom as its next president & CEO-elect, effective January 1, 2022. Continue Reading
