Economic Development

Coverage of projects, big and small, and the people who create them, which promote the economic health of a community, including manufacturing, retail, office, and hospitality developments.

A record-breaking 1,297 children and caregivers visited Flints Children’s Museum during one of their free access days on Presidents Day, December 24.

Flint Children’s Museum foresees permanent move to downtown

After nearly three decades at its current location, Flint Children’s Museum has announced its search for a new permanent location. So far, there is no definitive deadline for choosing the new location. In the meantime, the Flint Children’s Museum is seeking input from the community to offer any tips or location suggestions.

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A resident listens to a live audio translation of a presentation of the Water Box at a community town hall at the Latinx Community and Technology Center on Monday, Nov. 25.
La población Latinx está creciendo, esto es como el Centro Latinx de Flint la está contando

Asa Zuccaro, Director Ejecutivo de CTCL, quiere eliminar la idea dentro de la comunidad Latinx de que el censo es solo para ciudadanos de los Estados Unidos. "Todo el mundo asume que el censo, de la Oficina del Censo de los Estados Unidos, debe ser aplicable solo a ciudadanos naturalizados o ciudadanos del país", dijo Zuccaro. (Read english version here).

As the first Muslim woman to serve in the Michigan Legislature.
Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib to speak at Third Annual International Women’s Day celebration

Rashida Tlaib, the country’s first Muslim, Palestinian-American congresswoman, will give a speech in honor of the Third Annual International Center of Greater Flint’s (ICGF) celebration of International Women’s Day on March 16 at Factory One.  

Chancellor Debasish Dutta presents UM-Flint’s Project 2020 action plan to a crowd.
“I see potential and possibility everywhere”

After a steady decline in enrollment over the past five years, the University of Michigan-Flint is taking steps for better retention with its Project 2020 plan beginning with its School of Technology slated for completion Fall 2021.

Before joining the Literacy Network, Angela Hood-Beaugard served as Vice President of Community Development at Metro Community Development.
Introducing Angela Hood-Beaugard, new executive director of the Flint and Genesee Literacy Network

When the staff and Steering Committee of the Flint & Genesee Literacy Network convened last year to set literacy goals for the next three years Angela Hood-Beaugard seemed the perfect fit to lead them there as their new executive director. Here’s why.

The series will begin on Wednesday, Feb. 19 with a neighborhood leadership workshop that aims to teach participants about organizational structure, marketing strategies for recruiting new members, conflict resolution, and goal setting.
Neighborhood Engagement Hub educates residents through its annual Neighbors Changing Flint Workshop

The series will begin this evening, Wednesday, Feb. 19 with a neighborhood leadership workshop that aims to teach participants about organizational structure, marketing strategies for recruiting new members, conflict resolution, and goal setting.

Diener was formally introduced to Flint’s downtown scene as a teen when he and his brother played a gig at the Flint Local 432. In later years, as Diener toured the world playing in various bands, Flint still captured his imagination.
Jonathan Diener, a multi-hyphenate creator teaching the world about Flint

Diener was formally introduced to Flint’s downtown scene as a teen when he and his brother played a gig at the Flint Local 432 on West 1st Street as The Swellers, which would become a successful punk group. As Diener toured the world playing in various bands, Flint still captured his imagination.

Adriane Deiulius, the owner of The Sugar Mermaid, was the first place winner of the first Pitch for $K competition in August 2019, taking home $10,000
Seven Genesee County entrepreneurs will vie for $17,500 in Pitch for $K competition

This will be the third Pitch For $K event, with the previous two held in late 2019. This year’s competition will be held at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 13 at the Brennan Community Center by 100k Ideas, a nonprofit that assists people to develop and hone their entrepreneurial ideas.

Von Ryan’s/Sleep Well is selling local furniture the old fashioned way

Getting most of your merchandise locally and personal customer service may be seen as a more traditional way to do things, but Ryan Garrison, owner of Von Ryan's/Sleep Well mattress store on Miller Road, takes things further with the ‘authentic’ experience with little to no internet presence at all.

The GCI building is host to several facilities designed to imitate real-world work environments. The GCI conference center sits next to the restaurant where visitors and staff can purchase food cooked by students.
Students get a taste of what Genesee Career Institute has to offer

Students and parents across Genesee County gathered at the Genesee Career Institute (GCI) on Jan. 30 to familiarize themselves with the institute’s many comprehensive programs spanning numerous trade and collegiate fields including veterinary medicine, Computer-Aided Design, and cosmetology.

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