Norman Sinclair
30 In Their Thirties: Nick Vettraino, Vice President, Operations, KLA Laboratories Inc., Dearborn
After graduating from the University of Michigan in 2007, Nick Vettraino spurned the family business, packed up his freshly minted psychology degree, and moved to Connecticut, where he took a job with ESPN.
After two...
30 In Their Thirties: Dan Vasquez, AI Strategy Lead, Rocket Mortgage, Detroit
Dan Vasquez’s rise to leading Rocket Mortgage’s artificial intelligence (AI) future began when David Vasquez, his uncle and mentor, flipped from being a CPA and turned his computer programming hobby into a full-time job.
At...
30 In Their Thirties: Christina Kalfaian, Owner and CEO, Papa’s Kitchen, Troy
A month-long stay in the Cleveland Clinic treating a rare congenital condition with an equally rare innovative surgery might be too much for most patients to endure. That wasn’t the case with Christina Kalfaian.
Instead,...
30 In Their Thirties: Jennifer Borowy, CEO, Michigan First Credit Union, Lathrup Village
When Jennifer Borowy enrolled at Walsh University in North Canton, Ohio, in 2005, her goal was to teach math or English to middle school students. A part-time job as a bank teller, however, changed...
Fiber Founder
Credited with filing 36 patents, Okemos native Donald B. Keck and two other scientists brought forward fiber optic cables in 1970 that paved the way for the internet.
Angle of Attack
In 1910, seven years after Wilbur and Orville Wright made history with the world’s first powered flight in their Kitty Hawk Flyer, Clarence L. Johnson was born in Ishpeming in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula.As a...
Winter Wonderland
In May 2022, a tornado packing winds of 150 mph slammed into a mobile home park before ripping through a section of a strip mall on Main Street/M-32 near downtown Gaylord, the Alpine-themed town...
Tow the Line
As general manager of Frog Holler Produce, a Detroit company that operates a 25-truck fleet that delivers fresh produce daily to clients across the state, Clay Verkaik routinely deals with traffic accidents, breakdowns, and...
Midland Marvel
The 42,000 residents in the prosperous mid-Michigan city of Midland are fortunate their most prominent benefactor, Herbert Henry Dow, outgrew a boyhood fascination with raising ostriches in South Africa.Instead of focusing his genius on...
Capital Return
A fire last year at the Capital Grille on the north side of the Somerset Collection in Troy, which closed the restaurant for nearly a year until it reopened in June, is proving to...