Technology and Innovation

In The News A screengrab from a video released Thursday, July 12, 2018, featuring prominent Flint people inviting Telsa Motors CEO Elon Musk to Flint

Hey, Elon: Consider yourself officially invited to Flint


Feature Story Asa Zuccaro is director of the Hispanic Technology and Community Center of Flint.

See how this 26-year-old is changing Flint


In The News The Flint & Genesee Chamber of Commerce received a $235,000 grant to employ young people in local beautification efforts.

$235,000 grant helps employ teens to beautify Flint


Feature Story Flint, MI - Tuesday, February 6, 2018: Junior barbers Cole Stomp, 19, from Davison, and Tony Atlas, 32, from Flint practice on mannequins at the Flint Institute of Barbering.
In The News “With the skills that I've learned with the CNC (manufacturing equipment), I've got three companies who are really interested and ready to hire me on the spot once I finish the program,” says Steve Terry, a student in MCC's Workforce Development Prog
In The News Leon El-Alamin is the founder and executive director of MADE Institute. He uses his own life experiences to help clients build new lives for themselves after being released from prison.

MADE Institute: Building new beginnings after prison


In The News Students at Educare Flint sing, "The Ants Go Marching" during the grand opening celebration Monday, Dec. 11, 2017.

Flint, Michigan is changing the world. Again.


Feature Story Flint, MI - Tuesday, November 21, 2017: Workers put the finishing touches on the entryway of the new Educare Center in Flint.
In The News Members of the University of Michigan-Flint's Entrepreneurs Society recently brought back a national award—second place for cross campus involvement from the College Entrepreneurship Organization conference.

College entrepreneurs win national award (again)


Feature Story Full-time employee Nicole Zepp assembles a Stormy Kromer vest.  Zepp says she has personally utilized almost every program offered at St. Luke's including New Paths, food pantry, employment prep, and the literacy program.