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Flint & Genesee Group reports 2023 successes in business, talent, and place
Highlights include $244.4M in private investment, group travel generating an estimated $12M of economic impact (Flint, Mich., March 14, 2024) Today, the Flint & Genesee Group reported on its accomplishments in 2023 and shared its priorities moving forward during the organization’s annual meeting – themed “Connected for Good” – at the FIM Capitol Theatre. “As the region’s lead economic development organization,… Read More 

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Genesee County students’ last chance to participate in summer employment program
The last session of TeenQuest starts April 8. (Flint, Mich. Mar. 11, 2024) Students in Genesee County have one more chance to participate in TeenQuest. The pre-employment and leadership training program run by Flint & Genesee Education & Talent, a division of the Flint & Genesee Group, offers a chance to be employed by a local organization through the Summer… Read More 

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Flint & Genesee Group to reflect on successes in business, talent, place during annual meeting
ROCK’s Matthew Rizik to serve as keynote speaker (Flint, Mich., Feb. 29, 2023) The community is invited to attend the Flint & Genesee Group’s 2024 Annual Meeting, which will be held Thursday, March 14 at the FIM Capitol Theater in downtown Flint. Themed “Connected for Good,” this year's program will highlight recent achievements and reflect on 2023 as a year of… Read More 

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Business News – Feb. 21, 2024
John K. Butler has been elected to the board of trustees of the Charles Stewart Mott Foundation. Butler has over 30 years of professional experience in the investment sector, including leadership roles at Mairs and Power Inc. and other firms in Minnesota. As a great-grandson of founder C.S. Mott, Butler is the fifth family member currently serving on the board. … Read More 

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Celebrate Black History Month and Women’s History Month by doing the work
By Sandra Etherly-Johnson  As we find ourselves nearing the end of the shortest month of the year – the month adopted as Black History Month – we also find ourselves on the cusp of celebrating Women’s History Month. With this year’s theme for Women’s History Month as “Women Who Advocate for Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion,” I find myself reflecting on… Read More