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The Flint & Genesee Convention & Visitors Bureau (FGCVB) is seeking nominations for the 2014 Hospitality and Community Champion Awards. The Hospitality Awards recognize outstanding service by local restaurants and hotels, and individual hospitality workers. The Community Champion Award recognizes an individual for bringing a conference/meeting to the county with the greatest economic impact to the region. (more…) Read More 

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The Chamber’s Career Preparation Program, a free in-school training initiative, had a record-breaking fall term, serving 5,309 students between September and December 2013. This represents the largest number of students served in the fall semester since the program began in 2002. Through 184 workshops in nine school districts throughout Genesee County, Career Prep helped young adults prepare to meet the… Read More 

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Check out these articles that may prove helpful as you run your business or provide leadership tips and strategies or spur creativity in your organization.  The articles were selected from a variety of publications and Websites such as Fortune, Inc., Fast Company, Inc., New York Times and Wall Street Journal.  We hope you find these links informative.  Let us know… Read More 

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(FLINT, Mich., Feb. 20, 2014) -- The Flint & Genesee Convention & Visitors Bureau (FGCVB) is seeking nominations for the 2014 Hospitality and Community Champion Awards.  The FGCVB is a business unit of the Flint & Genesee Chamber of Commerce. The Hospitality Awards recognize outstanding service by local restaurants and hotels, and individual hospitality workers including bartenders, hostesses, waitresses, taxi… Read More 

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(FLINT, Mich.-Feb. 19, 2014) – The Flint & Genesee Chamber of Commerce ‘See what’s possible’ marketing campaign earned the 2014 Gold ADDY Award for advertising creative excellence in the category of Integrated Campaigns-Consumer, Regional/National, from the American Advertising Federation-Greater Flint chapter, Friday, Feb. 7 at their awards ceremony. (more…) Read More 

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(Flint, MICH., Feb. 18, 2014) – Expectations for today’s high school graduates are higher than ever before, but those expectations do not necessarily require a college degree. Rather, young adults must be ready to meet the demands of the new economy with Career Readiness, or, the fourth “R,” and the Flint & Genesee Chamber of Commerce (FGCC) is helping them… Read More