For L’Oreal and Steven Hartwell, owning the Dawn Donuts shop at Pasadena Avenue and Clio Road is about more than making a living – they’re also aiming to inspire nearby residents to follow their dreams. Fletcher Rheaves not only employs nearly three dozen people at his Flint-based Great Lakes Facility Management janitorial services company, but Continue Reading
With a name like ClearView Building Maintenance, you would probably expect a window-cleaning outfit. Well, ClearView does do windows for its commercial clients. But the Burton-based building maintenance firm cleans a whole lot more. And, at a time when the current COVID-19 pandemic has raised the stakes considerably for surface cleanliness and disinfection in our Continue Reading
Ask economic developers what they expect from local units of government, and they’ll probably answer something like this: “Transparency. Predictability. Efficiency.” Thanks to the state’s Redevelopment Ready Community (RRC) program, some Genesee County municipalities are achieving exactly that type of balance in their daily development activities. RRC, administered by the Michigan Economic Development Corp., aims Continue Reading
Congratulations to our members on the move featuring FGCC members’ grand openings, promotions, new hires, recognition and milestones Voices for Children Advocacy Center on July 2 broke ground on a $1-million expansion at its Flint location, 515 East St. The addition will increase its campus by 4,000 sq. ft. It will include a welcoming, private Continue Reading
As the nation begins to slowly emerge from quarantine brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic, many remain in shock by the health and economic carnage we are all experiencing. From Wall Street to Main Street, business and financial leaders are stunned by the virus’s impact on nearly every facet of our lives. No sector of Continue Reading
In today’s environment, the business community has a multitude of challenges to work through. The coronavirus pandemic is one of the most difficult public health crises that we’ve experienced in a while, causing widespread medical problems for millions of Americans and economic distress for many businesses. Now, add these issues to our nation’s centuries-old challenge Continue Reading
The recent deaths of several African American men and women by police in different cities, along with the disproportionate impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on people of color, has led to some much-needed national soul-searching on the issue of systemic racism and racial inequity. Earnest discussions are underway in many communities across the country, from Continue Reading
