Flint and Genesee County have
many location attributes that make the area attractive for
business expansion. Consider these important facts:
- The area is at the epicenter of new intermodal and supply
chain activity in Michigan
- I-75, I-69 and US 23 intersect in the center of Genesee
County
- CSX and CN railroads crisscross the county north-south
and east-west
- Bishop International Airport with a new $30 million
freight expansion project is the third fastest growing
airport in the US and nonstop service to 12 major hubs
and a one stop to 283 destinations world-wide
- Genesee County is within one hour of two three deep
water ports (Detroit, Port Huron, Saginaw)
- Canadian borders at Sarnia and Detroit and the Blue
Water and Ambassador bridges are one hour away
- Half the population of the United States is within 500
miles
- Genesee County is on the last 60 miles of the northern
end of the NAFTA Super Highway
- Nearly all the automotive research centers in the United
States are within 100 miles
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Flint’s Kettering University is
home to
the #1 ranked industrial engineering program in the nation.
-Source: US News & World Report
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