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 Seats for Forklifts Flint - Flint is a city within Michigan State. It is situated 106 km or 66 miles northwest of the city of Detroit. The U.S. Census Bureau recorded the population during the year 2010 to be 102,434, making the city of Flint the 7th largest city in the state. It serves as the county seat of Genesee County. This occupies the Flint/Tri-Cities area of the state of Michigan. Also, Genesee County is the entirety of Flint's metropolitan region and is the 4th biggest metropolitan region in the state of Michigan. During 2010 the population of the region was around 425,800.
In 1819, a prominent Detroit fur trader, Jacob Smith founded Flint. The location was an ideal site as a stopover on the overland route between Detroit and Saginaw. It didn't take long for the region to grow into a small but significant village. The settlement became incorporated as the city of Flint in the year 1855. The name was chosen from the river running through the area. Flint established itself as a lumber center during the latter half of the 19th century. As the century drew to a close the city of Flint was able to leverage its lumbering infrastructure into a growing carriage-manufacturing industry. The city of Flint soon became called "Vehicle City," since it became the globe's largest carriage-making center. The city of Flint was in the forefront of the new auto business when horse-drawn carriages gave way to the arrival of cars.
During 1908, General Motors Corporation was founded in the city by William C. Durant. The manufacturing and motor vehicle assembly rapidly grew into a major industry. Flint has remained closely tied to the auto industry during the 20th century. The city of Flint has ridden the wave of the industry's times of prosperity and hardships that have occurred.
The top businesses in the city of Flint are healthcare, educational services, social assistance and manufacturing. The auto business has still contributed to the local economy even if it has experiencedgone through a major decline. The main employment sectors in the city comprise educational services, healthcare, transportation equipment, manufacturing, food services and accommodation, social assistance and construction. Around 21 percent of the workforce is made up by material moving and transportation employees and production.
The most popular jobs in Flint where most of the workers are college graduates comprise registered nurses, teachers, family, school and child social workers, manufacturing and wholesale sales representatives, pharmacists, industrial engineers, physical therapists and medical and health services managers.
The city of Flint's main businesses comprise the companies: General Motors, Genesys Health System, McLaren medical Center, Hurley Medical Center, Citizens Bank, City of Flint, Genesee International School District, Genesee County, Flint Community, Baker College, Miller Apple LTD Partnership, Delphi, Carman Ainsworth Community Schools, Charles Stewart Mott Community College and Beecher Community Schools.
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