Flint & Genesee CTAs - January to March 2016
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Posts From: March 2016
Fast out the gate!
We're off to a great start in 2016 with our Certified Tourism Ambassador program for Flint & Genesee. So far, we've trained 153 new CTAs in the first quarter of 2016. Added to the 20 CTAs brought onboard at the end of 2015 to launch the program, we're now up to 173. The goal is to reach 500 CTAs by…
Read MoreFGCC Hosts Orientations for Flint Small Business Grant Program
(FLINT, Mich. – March 31, 2016) The Flint & Genesee Chamber of Commerce is hosting orientations next week for Flint small businesses interested in applying for a Moving Flint Forward Fund grant. The grant program was established to help small businesses affected financially by the Flint water…
Read MoreFlintNOW Foundation, Huntington Bank announce $25 million economic development program for Flint
FLINT, Mich. – March 30, 2016 – Detroit Pistons Owner Tom Gores and Huntington Bank CEO Steve Steinour today announced a comprehensive economic development program aimed at boosting the economy of Flint, Michigan and providing relief to businesses and residents of the city and surrounding areas. The…
Read MoreFlint's economy to be supported by free business connection opportunities
Pure Michigan Business Connect sign up event March 31 in Flint LANSING, Mich. – Using a proven model that has worked across the state in connecting buyers to suppliers of Michigan goods and services, the Michigan Economic Development Corporation has created an innovative web-based platform to…
Read MoreMoving Flint Forward Initiative Launched to Help Local Businesses
(FLINT, Mich. – March 24, 2016) The Flint & Genesee Chamber of Commerce, working with FlintNOW and the Community Foundation of Greater Flint, has launched the Moving Flint Forward initiative to address the immediate and long-term business development needs arising out of, or magnified by, the Flint…
Read MoreFlint & Genesee Chamber's Annual Meeting Highlights 2015 Results
(FLINT, Mich. – March 24, 2016) Despite the impact of the Flint water emergency, the Flint & Genesee Chamber of Commerce at its Annual Meeting reported healthy, incremental growth for the region in 2015. Chamber CEO Tim Herman told more than 400 guests in attendance at the Holiday Gateway Centre…
Read MoreBusiness, Community Leaders Honored at FGCC Annual Meeting
(FLINT, Mich., March 24, 2016) – The Flint & Genesee Chamber of Commerce today announced the recipients of four key business and community awards during its 2016 annual meeting at the Holiday Inn Gateway Centre. The honorees, who received their awards in front of the more than 400 people in…
Read MoreFlint & Genesee Chamber Seeks Employers for April 22 Job Fair
Event to be Attended by Job Candidates Trained in Soft Skills, Workplace Readiness (FLINT, Mich., March 17, 2016) – Employers looking to fill entry-level positions will have the opportunity to recruit from hundreds of qualified candidates at the next Flint & Genesee Chamber of Commerce Job Fair, to…
Read MoreFlint & Genesee Chamber Challenges the World to #ChooseFlint
March 16, 2016 The Flint & Genesee Chamber of Commerce has launched a social media challenge to drive business and tourism to the city of Flint amidst the ongoing water crisis. The #ChooseFlint campaign challenges people to visit a local business or attraction, take a photo and share it with their…
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