Savannah Turbett
Explore Flint & Genesee Books Seven Events in First Half of 2023
Seven events to account for at least 1,200 room nights at Flint & Genesee hotels (Flint, Mich. Feb. 21, 2023) The sales team at Explore Flint & Genesee has worked hard to secure seven events to be hosted locally in the first half of 2023. Each of these events will bring new individuals to the […]
Read MoreFlint & Genesee Education & Talent seeks employers to hire teens this summer
(Flint, Mich., Feb. 6, 2023) Flint & Genesee Education & Talent’s teen employment program, Summer Youth Initiative (SYI), is now accepting responses to its Request for Proposal (RFP) from local businesses and organizations looking for employees this summer. “Traditionally, we have partnered with mostly nonprofits and schools to employ our SYI teens and we […]
Read MoreExplore Flint & Genesee Announces New Executive Director
(Flint, Mich., Jan. 30, 2023) On January 23, Amari Steward was promoted to executive director of Explore Flint & Genesee, a division of Flint & Genesee Group. The position opened in November of 2022 after the restructuring of departments at the Group which promoted former executive director Alaina Wiens to Chief Marketing & Communications Officer […]
Read MoreTeenQuest Pre-Employment Training Program Opens Up Schedule, Adds Flexibility
(Flint, Mich. 01/09/2023) With the new year comes new opportunities for a longstanding program aimed at training Flint and Genesee County teens. TeenQuest, a pre-employment training program administered by Flint & Genesee Education & Talent, a division of Flint & Genesee Group, is changing the way it serves its program to allow for flexibility and […]
Read MoreFACES of Flint & Genesee Business: Corinthian Carouthers, Creative Hair School of Cosmetology
In 1996, Corinthian Carouthers was inspired to go to cosmetology school to save money. With a love for fashion and beauty, Carouthers realized she was spending too much on beauty services for her and her daughter, Corinthian II. “I had an ‘aha’ moment that I could go to beauty school and save money performing services […]
Read MoreFACES of Flint & Genesee Business: Cynthia & Chris Marlowe, M.A.C. Transport, Inc.
Based out of Burton, M.A.C. Transport, Inc.’s roots began in the 1940s with Chris Marlowe’s great-grandfather was a pig farmer. As a pig farmer, he would collect food scraps from his neighbors to feed his livestock. When that became undoable due to regulation changes, the neighbors were still in the market for waste removal. So, […]
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