David Ollila oversees operations at the nonprofit service center that helps innovators take their idea from dream to reality. It's the first of its kind in the nation and it's located in downtown Flint.
Kettering University—with more than 60 of its students—is one of only eight universities in North America participating in AutoDrive.
“We want to make Flint a welcoming place for people who want to come here and contribute and be a part of the community,” center co-founder Phyllis Sykes said.
Playing a video game inspired Jonathan Blanchard, a Flint native and Kettering senior, to develop STEMletics.
These summer programs for high school students have become a national model for introducing more underrepresented students to STEM fields.
Called 80s in the Hole, the festival will feature about 80 collectable cars, live music, a half-dozen food trucks, beer and wine ... and big hair, neon, and other, like, gnarly stuff.
The number of AmeriCorps workers in Flint jumped from 25 two years ago to about 200 this summer. Check out all the work they are doing.
See the 8 Flint-area teams—and all 91 teams statewide—competing this week in the FIRST Robotics world championships.
Everyone knows the Flint area's tradition for excellence in basketball, football, boxing; It's time to add robotics to that list.
See how community partnerships made this Flint area cleaner and safer in less than a decade.
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