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.
Chinese New Year Gala 2019
The Detroit Chinese Business Association hosted its annual Chinese New Year Gala on Saturday, Feb. 23 at the Royal Park Hotel in Rochester. Guests enjoyed dinner, entertainment, charity and prize drawings, networking, and a program. // Photographs by Carrie Hall
Wine-bar Restaurant Vertical Detroit Names General Manager
Vertical Detroit, a wine-bar restaurant, has named Gordon Sandstrom as its new general manager.
Detroit Medical Center Names CEO of Rehabilitation Institute of Michigan
The Detroit Medical Center has announced Patty Jobbitt is the new CEO of the Rehabilitation Institute of Michigan. She had served as interim CEO since William Restum retired in August.
COO of Southfield’s Farbman Group Inducted into Midwest Real Estate News Commercial Real Estate...
Southfield’s Farbman Group, a full-service commercial real estate firm, has announced Michael Kalil, COO and director of brokerage, has been inducted into the Midwest Real Estate News Commercial Real Estate Hall of Fame.
Farmington Hills’ RHP Properties Acquires 17 Manufactured Home Communities for $170M
RHP Properties in Farmington Hills has acquired 17 manufactured home communities in five states for $170 million, bringing its total to 254 communities nationwide.
January Single-family Home Building Permits Lowest Since 2015
A total of 195 single-family home building permits were issued in Macomb, Oakland, St. Clair, and Wayne counties in January, making this the slowest January since 2015, when 159 permits were issued, according to the monthly report issued today by the Home Builders Association of Southeastern Michigan.
Feldman Automotive Group Acquires McInerney Dealership in Woodhaven
Jay Feldman, chairman and owner of the New Hudson-based Feldman Automotive Group, has acquired McInerney Chrysler Dodge Jeep Ram in Woodhaven. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
Battle Creek’s MorningStar Farms Products to be Entirely Plant-based by 2021
MorningStar Farms, a division of Battle Creek-based Kellogg Co., announced today its commitment to convert its entire variety of products to be completely plant-based (vegan) by 2021, reducing the use of more than 300 million egg whites each year. The company’s favorites — from the Spicy Black Bean Burger to the Breakfast Sausage Patties — will be 100 percent plant based.
American Black Journal 50th Anniversary Celebration
American Black Journal hosted its 50th Anniversary Celebration on Thursday, Feb. 21 at The Garden Theater in Detroit. Stephen Henderson, Pulitzer Prize-winning host of American Black Journal, and Christy Coleman, CEO of the American Civil War Museum in Richmond, Va., presented, and guests also enjoyed music, dance, and spoken word performances. // Photographs by Carrie Hall
New Soo Lock Could Add More Than 1,100 Jobs, Bring $559M to Sault Ste....
More than 1,000 jobs could be added to Sault Ste. Marie with the creation of a new Soo Lock, according to InvestUP, a private sector-led economic development organization focused on driving economic growth in the Upper Peninsula. More than $32 million has been secured for the 2019 fiscal year to help design and start initial construction.
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