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Nov 10, 2011:   Diplomat Specialty Pharmacy Recipient of MichBio Good to Great Award
Nov 4, 2011:   Flint to get ShotSpotter gunshot tracking system
Nov 1, 2011:   Devil's Night arsons dwindle in Flint
Nov 1, 2011:   Mayoral endorsements pile up for Nov. 8 elections
Oct 30, 2011:   Our Voice: Walling is our choice for Flint mayor on Election Day, Nov. 8
Oct 28, 2011:   Flint Mayor: American Jobs Act Will Help Long-Term Economic Growth
Oct 28, 2011:   Campaign finance reports due in local races; Flint Mayor Dayne Walling has reported spending $34,836
Oct 28, 2011:   Flint Mayor Dayne Walling calls Rush Limbaugh's comments about Flint 'ignorant'
Oct 27, 2011:   WKUF to broadcast live Flint mayoral candidates forum
Oct 27, 2011:   Michigan DHS building opens Monday to serve Flint residents
Oct 25, 2011:   City of Flint demolishes 775 houses in one year, according to report; Mayor calls it a record
Oct 24, 2011:   Flint mayoral candidates answers questions on issues facing city, government
Oct 23, 2011:   Group of area congregations hosting Flint mayoral candidates forum
Oct 20, 2011:   Michigan Economic Development Corporation, Flint Booming
Oct 18, 2011:   Flint will be one of six cities to host 'The Great Michigan Read' this year
Oct 17, 2011:   Flint Metal Center among six GM plants recognized for environmental efforts
Oct 15, 2011:   Flint's MTA to get new energy-efficient buses with federal grant funds
Oct 12, 2011:   Vice President Biden Visits Flint
Oct 10, 2011:   Sen. Stabenow to unveil new trade plan in Flint
Oct 7, 2011:   Dayne Walling, Paula Zelenko pick up AFL-CIO endorsements
Oct 7, 2011:   City of Flint, others receive governor's Economic Vitality Incentive Program grant
Oct 6, 2011:   HUD rescinds Flint's $1.1 million penalty for Smith Village with conditions
Oct 5, 2011:   Black Caucus mayoral candidates forum
Sep 29, 2011:   6 additional Flint police to be rehired with $1.2 million federal grant
Sep 28, 2011:   Flint offering free crime prevention workshops through Blue Badge program
Sep 26, 2011:   Massive project under way at deaf school campus
Sep 23, 2011:   Bikes on the Bricks hits downtown Flint this weekend, revs up business for restaurants
Sep 22, 2011:   Mayor Dayne Walling will join Friends of the Flint River Trail on bike ride
Sep 20, 2011:   First ever Horror Convention held in Flint this year
Sep 19, 2011:   Flint's Potter Longway neighborhood group to host 'Fall Harvest Fest'
Sep 19, 2011:   This weekend brings 5th annual Bikes on the Bricks in Flint
Sep 14, 2011:   U.S. News and World Report's Best Colleges 2012 edition ranks Kettering University No.1 for manufacturing engineering and No.2 for mechanical engineering
Sep 13, 2011:   Aspen Institute names Mott Community College among top 10 colleges in America
Sep 13, 2011:   Diplomat Specialty Pharmacy aims to break $1 billion mark in 2012
Sep 11, 2011:   Flint's Mayor Walling holds National "Moment of Remembrance"
Sep 7, 2011:   New movement, 'I am Flint,' has locals defending their city and its honor
Sep 6, 2011:   U.S. Attorney's Office zero tolerance gun initiative with felon in possession charges off to quick start
Sep 5, 2011:   UAW pays homage to sit-down strikers in Flint
Sep 2, 2011:   Some Flint neighborhoods see vacancies as opportunities for revitalization
Aug 29, 2011:   City Hall joining Flint's urban agriculture movement
Aug 26, 2011:   Flint targets metal scrappers; Crackdown includes special police detail, new rules to allow auctions of thieves’ vehicles
Aug 24, 2011:   Efforts move forward to lease 4 Flint golf courseses
Aug 22, 2011:   How one local man is doing his part to turn Flint around, two people at a time
Aug 22, 2011:   Organizers estimate Back to the Bricks has grown by 40 percent, maybe more, this year
Aug 21, 2011:   Flint working on Gov. Rick Snyder's transparency, consolidation, compensation reforms
Aug 20, 2011:   Organizers estimate Back to the Bricks has grown by 40 percent, maybe more, this year
Aug 19, 2011:   Plan in works to reopen Flint city golf courses
Aug 19, 2011:   Back to the Bricks brings crowds of customers to the Mad Hatter and other Downtown Flint businesses
Aug 18, 2011:   Citizens team up with Flint police in fight against crime
Aug 17, 2011:   Back to the Bricks 2011: The complete guide
Aug 17, 2011:   Car culture, manufacturing parts of Flint's past and future, officials say at Back to the Bricks kickoff
Aug 16, 2011:   Flint's Bishop ranked as most affordable Michigan airport
Aug 16, 2011:   Back to the Bricks brings economic boon for local car, engine shops
Aug 15, 2011:   Online crime reporting coming to Flint
Aug 15, 2011:   New fuel-economy standards could spur growth in Flint; automakers to turn to hybrid, electric vehicle technology
Aug 14, 2011:   Top Dominican officials visit Michigan for fuel cell plant deal
Aug 12, 2011:   Report: Mayor Dayne Walling says federal Office of Recovery has helped Flint
Aug 12, 2011:   Fuel cell plant in Dominican Republic could produce between 20-to-50 jobs in Flint
Aug 12, 2011:   Minor-crime victims in Flint could give details online with CopLogic program
Aug 11, 2011:   Dominican Republic deal in works: Officials looking to Flint company for fuel cell plant
Aug 10, 2011:   Ex-Youngstown Mayor Tackles the Work of Revitalizing Automotive Communities
Aug 9, 2011:   Flint residents train to help police, hope to free up time for officers to work streets
Aug 8, 2011:   Third shift begins at Flint Truck Assembly
Aug 7, 2011:   Flint scores first CANUSA road victory since 1959
Aug 7, 2011:   Flint teen lands prestigious Gates Scholarship
Aug 4, 2011:   Back to the Bricks Rolling Cruise expected to attract more than 10,000 cars to Flint
Aug 4, 2011:   Flint men sentenced in federal court under initiative to prosecute gun-toting felons
Aug 3, 2011:   Flint Mayor Dayne Walling proud of strong 1st place finish in primary election
Aug 3, 2011:   General Motors Flint engine plant ships first Chevrolet Sonic powertrains
Jul 29, 2011:   Tree planting at Chevy in the Hole to help clean up contaminants
Jul 28, 2011:   Flint enjoys ‘Diplomat’-ic initiative
Jul 28, 2011:   Flint Mayor Dayne Walling cites 'positive projects' in city as he seeks re-election
Jul 28, 2011:   GM plans to increase production of Chevy Volt to keep up with competitors
Jul 26, 2011:   Local artists Lavarne Ross and Alphonso Foster unveil their painting depicting Flint's greatest athletes at Berston Field House
Jul 25, 2011:   Going green: Website helps residents seek out green initiatives all over country
Jul 25, 2011:   Back to the Bricks organizers and Diplomat Pharmacy announce effort for Flint auto pioneer statues
Jul 22, 2011:   Authorities hold interventions with nonviolent criminal suspects in Flint's first Ceasefire 'call-in' meeting
Jul 22, 2011:   Officials break ground at site of new Smith Village neighborhood in Flint
Jul 22, 2011:   $5.3 million project to transform 32,000 square feet of Riverfront building to University of Michigan-Flint business school
Jul 22, 2011:   Campaign finance reports due in local races; Flint Mayor Dayne Walling has spent $85,511, records show
Jul 21, 2011:   Diplomat Specialty Pharmacy wins Trade and Industry Development Magazine CiCi Award
Jul 20, 2011:   Flint-area hospitals ranked as best in southeast Michigan by U.S. News & World Report
Jul 20, 2011:   Flint students to lead anti-violence march
Jul 20, 2011:   Report: Chevrolet Volt production resumes, output rate triples
Jul 20, 2011:   Flint plan for spending $5.3 million in federal community block grants under consideration
Jul 19, 2011:   Top law enforcement officials speak at Flint public safety townhall
Jul 19, 2011:   GM to build next generation trucks in Flint
Jul 19, 2011:   Smith Village groundbreaking in Flint to precede family 'Fun Day'
Jul 18, 2011:   GM announces $328 million investment at Flint Assembly
Jul 18, 2011:   Flint ready to launch Ceasefire: First meeting to give suspects chance to turn lives around or face justice system
Jul 18, 2011:   Flint residents come together to improve park and neighborhood
Jul 15, 2011:   Max Brandon Park becomes Flint's newest summer spot for free family activities
Jul 15, 2011:   Flint toughens firearms policy
Jul 15, 2011:   Under new initiative in Flint, felons in possession of guns will be prosecuted federally
Jul 14, 2011:   Police arrest five people suspected in over 100 Flint arsons
Jul 14, 2011:   U.S. Attorney's office to have press conference Thursday on 'new initiative targeting gun crimes'
Jul 14, 2011:   Gov. Snyder signs bill that includes $1 million for Flint anti-crime program
Jul 14, 2011:   Mayor Walling on ABC 12
Jul 13, 2011:   Leaders in former auto powerhouse work through recovery process
Jul 11, 2011:   Michigan State Police: Gov. Rick Snyder committed to help find funding for Flint City Jail
Jul 11, 2011:   Flint Mayor Dayne Walling: Reopening of city jail on the table after talks with state officials
Jul 8, 2011:   Flint's Haskell Community Center unveils new gym floor
Jul 8, 2011:   U.S. Sen. Stabenow to unveil 'major initiative' in Flint to boost advanced battery industry
Jul 6, 2011:   U.S. Secretary of Labor Hilda Solis makes a pit stop at Flint's Blackstones, another 'highlight of Flint's success'
Jul 6, 2011:   U.S. Secretary of Labor Hilda Solis tours Diplomat Pharmacy in Flint, says the city 'is on the map again'
Jul 6, 2011:   Secretary of Labor to tour Diplomat Pharmacy in Flint Wednesday, making her the third U.S. official to visit Flint in the past week
Jul 5, 2011:   Flint resident crowned Miss Black Michigan USA
Jul 1, 2011:   Michigan State Police adding 10 troopers to patrol Flint
Jun 30, 2011:   Attorney General Schuette, Michigan State Police to announce 'public safety effort' in Flint
Jun 30, 2011:   State House approves $1M to boost jail space in Genesee County
Jun 29, 2011:   Local business leaders meet with White House representative to discuss trade, industry
Jun 29, 2011:   Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood tours Flint Assembly, calls Volt 'model for American car manufacturers'
Jun 29, 2011:   The Flint branch of the NAACP is holding a mayoral candidates forum in advance of the Aug. 2 primary election.
Jun 29, 2011:   Flint to add 4 police officers to patrol staff after city's district court moves back to McCree
Jun 28, 2011:   Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood to visit Flint Assembly Plant Wednesday
Jun 26, 2011:   Safe Summer Campaign now underway
Jun 23, 2011:   Big Three Return to Michigan Roots
Jun 22, 2011:   Flint Mayor Dayne Walling stresses importance of redevelopment at Clio Road construction site
Jun 22, 2011:   C-SPAN bus to make stop at Flint City Hall, Boys and Girls Club
Jun 22, 2011:   Flint Spark? Competition seeks to reignite dead Rustbelt building.
Jun 21, 2011:   Flint tries Japanese-model project to share ideas, motivate others and change the city
Jun 15, 2011:   Pieces in place for new GM paint shop in Flint but company waiting to make it official
Jun 14, 2011:   Flint Mayor Dayne Walling speaks to group of supporters in downtown Flint
Jun 14, 2011:   GM asks state for tax break on proposed $417-million paint facility in Flint
Jun 8, 2011:   Flint lands another $1.2 million grant for community policing
Jun 6, 2011:   Mayor Dayne Walling joins locals in the streets of Flint to chant, 'The fight ain't yours alone' for a music video in the making
Jun 4, 2011:   City of Flint marks homeownership month
Jun 3, 2011:   Flint officials announce three federal grant applications to fund police, public safety efforts
Jun 2, 2011:   New north side group embraces redevelopment strategy that works
Jun 2, 2011:   Pastor: Federal grant applications help give hope to residents fed up with Flint violence
Jun 1, 2011:   State ranks Flint 3rd in efficiency for Neighborhood Stabilization Program grant spending
May 28, 2011:   MobiuSoft could bring on almost 150 employees in 18 months if digital medical record program takes off
May 28, 2011:   Music video to be filmed in downtown Flint as local musicians join forces to express hope, determination
May 28, 2011:   Kettering at the center of innovation in Flint
May 25, 2011:   Flint mayoral candidates face off in first primary election forum
May 25, 2011:   Potential home buyers line up as developers release information on Flint's Smith Village development
May 23, 2011:   Two Flint Regional Science Fair Winners Take Top Honors
May 17, 2011:   Feds deliver Flint mentoring program $1 million grant
May 17, 2011:   General Motors planning $417 million investment in new paint facility on site where Volt plant was to have been built
May 13, 2011:   GM announces $109 million investment in Flint, Bay City plants
May 9, 2011:   Diplomat Specialty Pharmacy could hire more than 200 people this year, on track to break $1 billion mark in 2012
May 9, 2011:   $2 Million Grant from Mott Foundation to Boost Kettering University’s Strategic Initiatives
May 9, 2011:   Mott Community College top contender for $1 million in prize money and national title of best community college
May 8, 2011:   GM hosts first ever Ride and Drive event
May 4, 2011:   Mayor Dayne Walling on the greening of Flint
May 3, 2011:   $800K grant from Charles Stewart Mott Foundation to fund jobs for Flint area teens
Apr 28, 2011:   Reopening the city jail in Flint won't cure crime but it will help
Apr 25, 2011:   The Boys and Girls Club of Greater Flint to receive "Stimulus" from Readers Digest
Apr 25, 2011:   Our Voice: City jail is key to cleaning up Flint's streets and reputation; approve tax to fund it, along with police services millage
Apr 25, 2011:   Kettering University professor and students on the cover of engineering magazine
Apr 21, 2011:   Health-focused dollar store offering fruits and vegetables planned for downtown Flint
Apr 21, 2011:   Mayor Dayne Walling To Highlight Growth Sectors Contributing To Flint's Economic Revitalization
Apr 21, 2011:   State awards city of Flint $350K grant for Kearsley Street enhancement
Apr 17, 2011:   Kiplinger: Flint one of 11 'comeback cities' for 2011
Apr 17, 2011:   Another View: Reopen Flint City Jail with 2-mill tax to ensure there are consequences for all crimes
Apr 15, 2011:   Local farmers win prestigious award from USDA
Apr 14, 2011:   Flint gears up for Earth Day 2011 celebration this weekend
Apr 13, 2011:   Flint Firefighters Union Agree To Concessions
Apr 8, 2011:   Design contest for Genesee Towers brings ideas, inspiration to decaying building
Apr 7, 2011:   Mayor: Funding cuts, concessions will fix budget
Apr 4, 2011:   One month until Flint voters decide fate of now-closed city jail
Apr 3, 2011:   Flint on Full
Mar 31, 2011:   Local man wins design contest sponsored by Flint Area Convention and Visitors Bureau
Mar 29, 2011:   Flint Mayor and City Council Take Voluntary Pay Cut
Mar 22, 2011:   Mayor Dayne Walling: Flint will rise to Gov. Snyder's 'challenge' for reform
Mar 21, 2011:   UM-Flint graduate wins Flint logo design competition
Mar 18, 2011:   New Flint film festival aims to bring people together
Mar 16, 2011:   Flint secures multi-million-dollar stabilization bond
Mar 11, 2011:   Residents walk away from conference with crime prevention plan to start in one Flint neighborhood
Mar 9, 2011:   City of Flint plans to take ownership of 'Chevy in the Hole' site
Mar 9, 2011:   Michigan Mayors Carol Shafto, Dayne Walling, George Heartwell and Others Talk about Effective Leadership
Mar 9, 2011:   Flint Mayor Dayne Walling says city's mail facility 'needs to stay open to keep jobs in our community'
Mar 5, 2011:   Robots take the field in competition at Kettering University: 'Geek rave party'
Mar 3, 2011:   Shrinking City Hall is part of the mayor's vision that Flint can follow
Mar 2, 2011:   FACVB announces 'Visit Flint' Logo Design Contest for March - $300 top prize
Feb 25, 2011:   New city of Flint logo includes design by local college graduate
Feb 17, 2011:   Plethora of groups and grants help revive Haskell Community Center
Feb 15, 2011:   Flint Mayor Dayne Walling to deliver State of the City address this month
Feb 7, 2011:   Flint mayor to join conference call with First Lady Michelle Obama on fitness initiative
Feb 7, 2011:   Expansion Plans for Flint Biogas Facility Currently Under Construction
Feb 7, 2011:   Flint Mayor To Speak On Campus
Feb 5, 2011:   Pay, overtime of Flint's highest-earning employees examined as city deals with deficit
Feb 4, 2011:   Flint one of top 10 metropolitan areas to record highest unemployment decrease in country
Feb 4, 2011:   City exceeds 2010 goal of retaining, creating jobs
Feb 4, 2011:   Jobless rate falling in Flint
Feb 4, 2011:   Flint's unemployment rate drops 4.2 percent
Jan 26, 2011:   Bishop International Airport expansion
Jan 25, 2011:   GM makes a bet on Flint
Jan 24, 2011:   750 jobs coming to Flint Assembly
Jan 21, 2011:   New Mott Community College lab designed by MIT to give inventors and businesses an 'electronic playground'
Jan 18, 2011:   A sit-down with Mayor Walling
Jan 10, 2011:   Mayor Walling says Volt's selection as car of year shows future is here now
Jan 10, 2011:   Chevrolet Volt wins coveted North American Car of the Year
Jan 5, 2011:   Diplomat Pharmacy carrying out $12M renovation of Atherton Road facility
Dec 16, 2010:   Vehicle City Gridiron Classic is coming to Flint’s Atwood Stadium
Dec 14, 2010:   $75M investment by GM brings more than 250 jobs back to Flint Metal Center
Dec 13, 2010:   Flint-built Chevy Silverado HD named 2011 Motor Trend Truck of the Year
Dec 10, 2010:   Flint Mayor Backs Middle Class Tax Cut Framework
Dec 7, 2010:   Android Industries to expand, call back workers
Dec 6, 2010:   Flint Mayor Dayne Walling calls Michigan School for the Deaf, Powers deal 'very positive project'
Dec 1, 2010:   Hundreds brave rain and cold for downtown Flint holiday parade
Nov 27, 2010:   Head to downtown Flint for annual holiday parade, festival
Nov 24, 2010:   General Motors to invest $138.3 million at Flint Engine Operations, retain 135 jobs
Nov 12, 2010:   Flint's own Mark Ingram Doak Walker Award semifinalist
Nov 11, 2010:   Flint's ‘Uptown Six' developers share tips to reinventing a factory town
Nov 7, 2010:   Governor Granholm Appoints Three to MEDC Board and Executive Committee
Nov 4, 2010:   Flint Farmer’s Market Thriving
Oct 29, 2010:   Flint mayor, police chief to kick off Halloween weekend patrols
Oct 27, 2010:   Record number of college students in Genesee County
Oct 25, 2010:   Second Swedish bio-gas facility planned for Michigan
Oct 23, 2010:   First TEDx Flint event attracts crowd of forward thinkers at Kettering University
Oct 20, 2010:   Flint Mayor Dayne Walling, Genesee Regional Chamber of Commerce say trust fund settlement should be enough to redevelop Buick City
Oct 20, 2010:   City of Flint receives $1.57 million grant for planning
Oct 19, 2010:   Flint mayor proposes budget plan to erase $5M deficit
Oct 16, 2010:   Poltava, Ukraine on path to becoming Flint's fourth sister city
Oct 14, 2010:   New wine bar, Cork on Saginaw, to open in downtown Flint
Oct 12, 2010:   New program will eliminate abandoned homes on Flint's east side
Oct 7, 2010:   Flint trick-or-treating moved to Saturday before Halloween; City readies Devil's Night strategy
Oct 6, 2010:   Mass Transportation Authority considering new Flint-made biodiesel processor
Oct 6, 2010:   New biodiesel processor being manufactured in Flint
Oct 5, 2010:   New technology helps Flint Police fight crime
Oct 4, 2010:   GM to become major Back to the Bricks sponsor
Oct 1, 2010:   13 millionth vehicle built at Flint Truck Assembly plant rolls off the line
Oct 1, 2010:   New economic forecast for Genesee County and region shows modest job gains in 2011
Oct 1, 2010:   Flint city officials ask for more help from community to fight crime
Sep 29, 2010:   Walling 'disappointed' in decision to reject Kettering plan
Sep 27, 2010:   All types of bikes hit the bricks for fourth annual Bikes on the Bricks event
Sep 22, 2010:   UM-Flint Enrollment Sets New Record
Sep 22, 2010:   Flint Readies For Annual 'Bikes On The Bricks'
Sep 20, 2010:   City of Flint to get another $3.1M in federal neighborhood stabilization funds
Sep 20, 2010:   Committee to Recall Dayne Walling loses ballot battle
Sep 17, 2010:   Federal judge: Recall of Flint Mayor Dayne Walling won't be on Nov. ballot
Sep 16, 2010:   Back to School Celebration
Sep 16, 2010:   Kettering University to host robotics competition
Sep 16, 2010:   Flint mayoral recall effort in hands of Detroit judge
Sep 14, 2010:   Diplomat Specialty Pharmacy Honored By Inc. Magazine As One Of The Nation’s Fastest-Growing Companies
Sep 10, 2010:   New bike trail in Flint gives cyclists a tour of the city
Sep 10, 2010:   New UM-Flint students now part of our college town
Sep 10, 2010:   Public Safety and City Budget
Sep 8, 2010:   Proposal in the works for Powers Catholic to share renovated Michigan School for the Deaf campus
Sep 7, 2010:   Democracy is only democracy when it agrees with recallers
Sep 3, 2010:   New students at the University of Michigan-Flint welcomed to campus by a "flash mob" dance to Black-Eyed-Peas song
Sep 2, 2010:   Flint Farmers' Market wins national contest
Aug 31, 2010:   Kettering University to celebrate grand opening of new Innovation Center that will house Swedish Biogas International
Aug 30, 2010:   Flint Mayor Dayne Walling applauds blow to recall effort after more signatures disqualified
Aug 30, 2010:   Not enough signatures in recall effort
Aug 29, 2010:   Crim Festival of Races produces record participants, supporters in 34th year
Aug 29, 2010:   Residents work together in neighborhood groups to make Flint a better city
Aug 25, 2010:   Flint River restoration project picks up speed
Aug 25, 2010:   Crim registration numbers on pace to break last year's record
Aug 24, 2010:   Kettering's biofuel Silverado, Flint's biomethane efforts getting noticed
Aug 23, 2010:   Pasta party planned for Crim
Aug 21, 2010:   More than 300,000 come out for Back to the Bricks, organizers say
Aug 20, 2010:   Flint Mayor Dayne Walling says he plans to challenge recall attempt
Aug 19, 2010:   Kettering University to debut biofuel pickup truck tied to Swedish biogas plant in Flint
Aug 19, 2010:   UM-Flint is Michigan's Fastest Growing University
Aug 18, 2010:   Mayor Walling Cuts Ribbon To Start Back to the Bricks Rolling Cruise
Aug 5, 2010:   Flint Journal Editors Oppose Recall
Aug 4, 2010:   Diplomat Specialty Pharmacy Open Headquarters in Flint


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