Grace Turner
Grace Turner is associate editor of DBusiness magazine, DBusiness Daily News, DBusiness Tech and Mobility News, Detroit 500, and Michigan Makers. Along with writing for these publications, she maintains the magazine’s online content and manages DBusiness’ internship program. She received the Mentor of the Year Award from the University of Michigan-Dearborn in 2019 for her work with interns. Before working at DBusiness, Turner was the education reporter at the Times Herald in Port Huron. While a student at Oakland University, she was managing editor of The Oakland Post and president of the university’s Society of Professional Journalists chapter. She also served as a content writer and project coordinator at the Oakland University Communications and Marketing department. Turner has degrees in journalism and French and was awarded Oakland University’s College of Arts and Sciences Meritorious Achievement Award, given to two students graduating from Oakland’s College of Arts and Sciences each semester. In her spare time, Turner enjoys traveling, practicing circus arts, painting, drawing, reading, and sewing formal gowns.
Rehmann in Troy to Host Cyber Security Forum
Rehmann, a financial services firm in Troy, will host a Cyber Security Threats and Best Practices Forum on May 9 at the Detroit Marriott Troy Hotel.
Detroit’s WSU to Offer Free 24/7 College Advice from DetroitEd411 via Facebook
Wayne State University in Detroit has launched DetroitEd411, a public information service that provides free, 24/7 access to resources about post-secondary education opportunities via Facebook Messenger.
2019 Kresge Eminent Artist Dr. Gloria House Presentation Ceremony
A celebration and presentation for 2019 Kresge Eminent Artist Dr. Gloria House was held on Friday, March 29 at the Charles H. Wright Museum of African-American History in Detroit. House is a Detroit-based human rights advocate, poet, essayist, educator, and co-editor of Riverwise Magazine. She is the 11th artist to receive this honor. The evening also included an opening reception and afterglow.
Report: Global Trade Supports More Than 1.1M Michigan Jobs
A new study from Washington, D.C.’s Business Roundtable has found that international trade supports 1.1 million jobs in Michigan, or about one of five jobs in the state.
Researchers at East Lansing’s MSU to Help Develop Freshwater Recovery System from Hydraulic Fracking...
Michigan State University in East Lansing is working with two other universities to develop a freshwater recovery system to extract clean irrigation water from hydraulic fracking wastewater. The reclaimed water could help western states that need it for crops and livestock.
Stoneridge in Novi Sells $40M in Assets to New York’s Standard Motor Products
Novi’s Stoneridge Inc., a company that creates electrical and electronic components for the commercial vehicle and automotive industry, has sold assets related to noncore switches and connectors product lines to Standard Motor Products Inc. in New York for about $40 million.
Bloomfield Hills’ Arch Acquired by The Jordan Co. in New York
Bloomfield Hills-based Arch Global Precision, which manufactures cutting tools, medical instruments and implants, and precision machined components, has been acquired by The Jordan Co. in New York, effective Monday.
2019 ACCESS Annual Dinner
About 2,000 guests attended the ACCESS 48th Annual Dinner on Thursday, March 28 at the Detroit Marriott at the Renaissance Center. The evening drew local, state, and national officials and raised money for ACCESS, the largest Arab-American community nonprofit in the U.S. It offers social, economic, health, and educational services to a diverse population and is based in Dearborn.
Battle Creek’s Kellogg Co. Sells Keebler, Other Brands to Italy’s Ferrero Group
Battle Creek’s Kellogg Co. agreed Monday to sell selected cookies, fruit and fruit-flavored snacks, pie crusts, and ice cream cones businesses to Italy’s Ferrero Group and its related companies, a global confectionary group. The cash transaction is valued at $1.3 billion and is expected to close by the end of July.
Union Joints to Open Restaurant at Detroit’s Little Caesars World Headquarters
Restaurant group Union Joints will open a new location that will anchor the new Little Caesars world headquarters campus expansion at the corner of Woodward Avenue and Columbia Street in downtown Detroit.
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