FLINT, MI - Flint Community Schools held a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Wednesday afternoon to celebrate the opening of its first new building in more than half a century.

The $40 million, 5,000-square foot facility, known as The Cube , will serve students at Brownell STEM Academy and neighboring Holmes STEM Middle School Academy.

District leaders, families, and community members joined in the celebration, as well as Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer who marked the occasion as a milestone for the district and the city.

“When I took office, I made a commitment to the people of Flint to ensure that this city is known to the world for what you do and who you are, instead of what happened,” she said.

The Cube is designed as a modern learning environment that emphasizes science, technology, en

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