Getting around downtown Flint is about to get easier. The Downtown Flint Trolley will begin operating this week offering FREE rides to visitors, college students, and residents to get in and around downtown. The trolley — a 27-passenger, handicap-accessible, environmentally friendly vehicle — will operate Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays to shuttle shoppers and restaurant‐goers through downtown to local colleges, and… Read More 

Leadership NOW – an intensive leadership development program led by the Flint & Genesee Chamber of Commerce and United Way of Genesee County – will kick off its third cohort later this month, with a group of 18 high-potential leaders who live and/or work Genesee County. Over the next 10 months, these participants will participate in more than 100 hours of… Read More 

The January 2017 issue of Site Selection magazine features a two-page investment profile of Flint and Genesee County.  The advertorial focuses on how Flint & Genesee is transforming its economy, expanding existing assets while attracting investment. Click here for the investment profile. Site Selection is aimed at expansion planning decision-makers, including CEOs, corporate real estate executives and facility planners, human… Read More 

Some government contracts are set aside for certain businesses with special certifications, such as woman-owned, small disadvantaged businesses and veteran-owned. The Region 6 PTAC’s Certification Series can help small businesses obtain the appropriate documentation to compete for these federal contracts. The certification series kicks off on Feb. 7 with the Center for Verification and Evaluation (CVE) for Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small… Read More