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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.

Storch Magnetics in Livonia Introduces Pothole Repair Magnet to Expedite Road Repairs

Livonia’s Storch Magnetics has invented the SuperMag, a product that can expedite road repairs caused by potholes. The industrial-sized magnet removes debris in a pothole, including nails and screws.

Dearborn’s Ford Pilots Find Your Ford Online Used Car Shopping Platform

Ford Motor Co. in Dearborn is piloting Find Your Ford, an online shopping platform for used Ford vehicles. The platform includes six dealerships in metro Detroit and may expand.

Saint Joseph Mercy Health System to Build Health Center at Livonia’s Schoolcraft College

Schoolcraft College in Livonia, Saint Joseph Mercy Health System in Canton Township, and Integrated Healthcare Associates in Ann Arbor today announced they will build a health center on Schoolcraft’s main campus. The first phase will include a $31-million, 80,000-square-foot building.

East Lansing’s MSU Receives $1.8M to Improve Brain Implants

The National Institutes for Health has given East Lansing’s Michigan State University $1.8 million to improve brain implants, or electroceuticals, designed to treat Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, depression, and traumatic injuries.
Stephen Tinnin, Diane Patver, Morris Reed, Amy Watson

2019 Go Beyond Gala

The Rehabilitation Institute of Michigan Foundation hosted its Go Beyond Gala on Saturday, March 23 at Detroit’s Cobo Center. The evening included dinner, cocktails, and presentations by people the institute has helped. The foundation works to make a lasting positive impact on those who have life-altering disabilities.
Detroit skyline

Michigan Strategic Fund Approved Projects Slated to Bring $243M to State, Includes Demolition of...

The Michigan Strategic Fund has approved projects expected to generate $243 million in total investment and support the creation of up to 3,077 jobs for the state, according to the Michigan Economic Development Corp.
collaborative work environment

Report: College Graduates Place Career Growth, Positive Work Environment Above Salary

College graduates look for more in a job than high compensation, according to the 2019 Starting Salaries for Co-op Students and Recent College Graduates Survey, released by the American Society of Employers.
The Fields

Glamping Experience to Debut in South Haven This Summer

Want to go camping but aren’t ready to give up creature comforts? The Fields in South Haven will open a glamping (glamorous camping) location on a blueberry farm.
Kayla Spiker, Linda Liedel, Savannah Krupp, Ashley Krenzer

OT in the D

Oliver Thomas hosted a fashion event Thursday, March 21 at the Detroit Foundation Hotel. Oliver Thomas, who is a dog and considered co-founder of his namesake, was at the event, along with local designers. More than 100 guests enjoyed a cash bar, appetizers, and music, and 10 percent of the proceeds benefited Detroit Dog Rescue, the event’s charity partner.
L. Brooks Patterson

Oakland County Executive L. Brooks Patterson Announces Pancreatic Cancer Diagnosis, Will Continue to Serve

Oakland County Executive L. Brooks Patterson today announced he has stage-4 pancreatic cancer but will remain active in his position while undergoing treatment from the Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute in Detroit. He does not plan to seek an eighth term in office next year.

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