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R.J. King is editor of DBusiness magazine, DBusiness Daily News, Tech and Mobility News, Detroit 500, and Michigan Makers, all of which cover companies in metro Detroit and Michigan that are expanding locally, nationally, and internationally. He is author of four books — “Detroit: Engine of America,” a gold medal recipient of the Midwest Book Awards, “8 Track: The First Mobile App,” “Passport to the Corner Office: The Starter’s Guide to Corporate Life,” and “Mystical.” Since 2011, DBusiness magazine has been honored with more than 45 Gold, Silver, and Bronze medals in the Editorial Excellence Awards from the Alliance of Area Business Publishers, including being named the top regional business magazine in the country. Prior to launching DBusiness in 2006, Mr. King was a business writer for The Detroit News for 16 years, where he wrote more than 4,000 articles covering economic development, automotive, aerospace, health care, technology, transportation, and other business sectors. Mr. King is a board member of the Brother Rice Business Alliance, Beyond Basics, Detroit Aircraft Corp., Detroit Spacecraft Corp., ASX, and the Asian Pacific American Chamber of Commerce. In addition, he serves on the Board of Trustees for The Parade Co. and Detroit Sessions. He is a member of the Detroit Athletic Club, and on the board of the DAC Executives Club and the DAC Car Club as well as a member of the DAC Marketing and Communications Committee. Named a Knight of Woodward, he is a member of the Boston-Edison Historic District and the University of Michigan Alumni Association. In 2014, Mr. King was inducted into the International Heritage Foundation’s Heritage Hall of Fame.

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Henry Ford Health Donates Former Hospital to Jalen Rose Leadership Academy in Detroit

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Michigan State University Research Foundation Assigns $75M to Tech Commercialization

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Visit Detroit Signs Global Partnership with Juventus FC in Italy

Visit Detroit, which promotes metro Detroit regionally, nationally, and internationally as a convention, business meeting, and tourism destination, will be featured on the front of Juventus Football Club’s jerseys as part of a new...

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Report: U.S. Automakers Using More Robots, Accounts for 40% Market Share

As Automate in Detroit, the largest robotics and automation event in the Americas, runs through Thursday at Huntington Place in downtown Detroit, carmakers are increasingly turning to robots to drive greater efficiency and quality. Domestic...

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