A Celebration of Who We Are
March 24, 2010
The Flint Institute of Arts is the
second largest art museum in Michigan
The Hurand Sculpture Courtyard
is the FIA’s only outdoor gallery
Back to the Bricks welcomed 250,000 people and 25,000 cars
to Flint’s downtown in 2009
Baker College is Michigan’s largest independent college whose graduates enjoy
a 98 percent employment rate
Brown Sugar Café is a coffee bar and part of downtown Flint’s renaissance
The view from the Community Foundation of Greater Flint’s second floor offices
Bishop International Airport enplanements have increased 400% since 1995
The Crim 10 Mile Road Race is annually ranked
one of the top 10 racing events in the US
Blackstones and the Wade Trim Building are two new developments in downtown
Flint
A downtown loft apartment in the former Dale’s Health Food Store
Voted the #1 Farmers Market in the US in 2009 over 3,000 people shop here each Saturday
The Flint School of Performing Arts, with more than 3,500 students, is the largest community school of the arts in Michigan
With 11,000 acres Genesee County has the largest county parks system in
Michigan
Longway's Sky Theater is Michigan's largest planetarium
Kettering University is ranked number one in the country for Industrial and
Manufacturing Engineering
The Buick Gallery is home to the largest collection of vintage, one-of-a-kind and
experimental prototype Buicks
The Flint Cultural Center is the area’s arts, culture and entertainment hub and has over
600,000 visitors a year
The University of Michigan-Flint was the first branch campus of the University of
Michigan
Flint and Genesee County have four colleges
and universities and eight satellite campuses
and over 32,000 students attend classes
Mott Community College develops career programs
for the National Science Foundation, the US Department of Defense and the Department
of Labor
The Genesee Belle plies the waters of Mott Lake
Flint is the seventh largest city in Michigan
Genesee County is home to Hurley Medical Center, Genesys Regional Medical Center and
McLaren Regional Medical Center
