Flint Economic Development News
Flint Commerce Center Project Update and Sale of Oak Park
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The City of Flint Economic Development team helps entrepreneurs and existing businesses access resources for:
- Site Selection
- Small Business Assistance
- Incentives
- Business Attraction & Retention
- Investment Opportunities
Small Business Resource Directory
This directory showcases organizations offering a variety of support and technical assistance services to small businesses in the City of Flint. It has been designed to help you easily locate names and contacts for organizations that can be helpful to you based on your business’ stage and current needs. It highlights service providers that help startups, incubators, existing businesses. It also identifies places in the city that offer financing, loan, and tax incentive programs, business education and training, and other opportunities as well. To access this directory, click the link below.
Economic Development Strategy
Thanks to a grant from the W.K. Kellogg Foundation, the City of Flint was able to add capacity to the City of Flint Economic Development Division. This team is focused on increasing its capacity to execute transactions in the near-term to drive long-term economic growth and sustainability and ensure that all Flint residents have an opportunity to participate in the city’s economic expansion. These projects and their status are detailed in the Division’s Economic Development Strategy, linked below.
Property Dispositions
The City of Flint is working to sell City-owned property, but the process is long and relatively new, having only been implemented in the last few months. The City owns many sidelots and property that it will work to sell through auctions and to the neighbors who have been maintaining those properties in the past.
Economic Development Corporation – Brownfield Redevelopment Authority
The City of Flint Economic Development Corporation (EDC) is a component unit of the City that oversees economic development in the City. It works to improve the economic well-being of the community through strategic initiatives, investments, and services. The EDC operates the Oak Business Center, a business incubator on North Saginaw Street. EDC members represent each ward of the city, and its Chairperson is the Mayor of Flint.
EDC/BRA Documents
| Resource | Description | Actions |
|---|---|---|
| Economic Development Corporation By-laws | Second amended bylaws of the Economic Development Corporation of the City of Flint. | Open File | Download |
| Brownfield Redevelopment Authority By-Laws | Bylaws of the Brownfield Redevelopment Authority of the City of Flint. | Open File | Download |
| Board-Commission Interest Form | Interest form for Department of Business and Community Services Boards and Commissions. | Open File | Download |
