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Flint & Genesee Economic Alliance applauds state support for advanced manufacturing campus in Genesee County
Michigan Strategic Fund investment will help position Advanced Manufacturing District as premier location for new business (Flint, Mich., April 16, 2024)  The Flint & Genesee Economic Alliance is applauding today’s decision by the Michigan Strategic Fund Board (MSF) to make an important investment in efforts aimed at attracting a job-creating project to the Advanced Manufacturing District of Genesee County. The Advanced Manufacturing District, a 1,000-acre campus located… Read More 

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FACES of Flint & Genesee Business: Scott Beutler & Scott Morris, Commercial Caseworks, LLC
Scott Beutler and Scott Morris met when Beutler was working in maintenance for the City of Burton and Morris was a sales consultant for a door and hardware company. The two became fast friends bonding over snowmobiles, motorcycles, and cars. However, neither of them would have known that their friendship would one day become a business partnership.  In the mid-2010s,… Read More 

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31 employers to hire TeenQuest graduates at the Summer Youth Initiative Job Fair
(Flint, Mich., April 8, 2024) Graduates of TeenQuest, a pre-employment program offered by Flint & Genesee Education & Talent, are invited to apply for the Summer Youth Initiative (SYI) job fair. 31 employers, including six new to the program, are looking to hire teens through SYI – giving these local students a chance to earn a paycheck and get introduced… Read More 

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Business News – March 22, 2024
The Charles Stewart Mott Foundation has elected Karen Aldridge-Eason to its Board of Trustees. The Flint native has been with the Mott Foundation since 1993 when she joined as a program officer. In 2003, as a loaned executive from the Foundation, Aldridge-Eason accepted a position as the first foundation liaison to a governor’s office in the United States. She has… Read More 

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FACES of Flint & Genesee Business: Nikki Rogers, Link Recruiting
Working in hiring and recruiting for many years, Nikki Rogers knew she wanted to do things differently.   “I wanted to expand and make (recruiting) more personalized,” says Rogers. “Instead of saying, ‘Here’s a resume, good luck,’ I wanted to build relationships and partnerships on both ends (of recruiting).”  With support from her husband, family, and friends, Rogers decided to go… Read More