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Tim Keenan is managing editor of DBusiness magazine, DBusiness Daily News, Tech and Mobility News, Detroit 500, and Michigan Makers. Prior to joining DBusiness, he was a senior account executive at Campbell Marketing & Communications in Dearborn, working with the Motorcraft-Quick Lane racing teams in NASCAR and the NHRA. In other positions, he executed public relations and marketing strategies for several Tier One automotive suppliers. His journalism credits include The Football News-Basketball Weekly in Detroit, The Hardwood News in Lansing, Monday Morning Newspapers in Warren, and Ward’s Communications in Southfield. While at Ward’s, Mr. Keenan was part of a team that won the prestigious Jesse H. Neal Award in 1995. In late 2020, he published “Everybody Loves Mickey,” a biography of retired professional wrestler “Irish” Mickey Doyle. Mr. Keenan also is chairman of the Michigan Aviation Hall of Fame at the Air Zoo in Kalamazoo and is a volunteer for the Motorsports Hall of Fame of America in Daytona Beach, Fla. He is a graduate of Eastern Michigan University.
Gardner White (Auburn Hills headquarters pictured) is moving into the former Art Van store, warehouse, and corporate office in Warren. // Courtesy of Gardner White

Gardner White Takes Over Former Art Van Store, HQ in Warren

Gardner White, the Auburn Hills-based furniture and mattress retailer, is expanding its footprint in Warren by moving into the former Art Van store, warehouse, and corporate office at 14 Mile and Van Dyke.Gardner White...
The Detroit Symphony Orchestra is presenting a musical experience at St. Hedwig Catholic Church in southwest Detroit on Feb. 9. // Courtesy of St. Hedwig Church

DBusiness Daily Update: DSO to Offer Musical Experience at St. Hedwig Church, and More

Our roundup of the latest news from metro Detroit and Michigan businesses as well as announcements from government agencies, including updates about the COVID-19 pandemic. To share a business or nonprofit story, please send us...
Grand Rapids-based food solutions company SpartanNash has appointed Julien Miniberg, Jaymin Patel, and Pamela Puryear as independent directors. // Courtesy of SpartanNash

SpartanNash Appoints Three New Independent Directors

Grand Rapids-based food solutions company SpartanNash, which had $9.3 billion in net sales in 2020, has appointed three new independent directors, Julien Mininberg, Jaymin Patel, and Pamela Puryear, effective immediately.The appointments were the culmination...
The U-M Museum of Art in Ann Arbor has received a gift of Chinese calligraphy from the family of Lo Chia-Lun valued at more than $12 million. // Courtesy of U-M Museum of Art

DBusiness Daily Update: $12M Gift Transforms Asian Art Collection at U-M Museum, and More

Our roundup of the latest news from metro Detroit and Michigan businesses as well as announcements from government agencies, including updates about the COVID-19 pandemic. To share a business or nonprofit story, please send us...
Wafa Dinaro, the new executive director of the New Economy Initiative. // Courtesy of the Community Foundation

Community Foundation Names Wafa Dinaro New Economy Initiative Leader

The Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan has named Wafa Dinaro executive director of the New Economy Initiative (NEI) effective Monday. Dinaro succeeds Pamela Lewis, who is leaving for another opportunity.NEI is a philanthropic collaboration...
Peter Brock will be the 2022 Master of Motorsports for the American Speed Festival Sept. 29- Oct. at M1 Concourse. // Photo courtesy of evankleinfilms

DBusiness Daily Update: American Speed Festival Names Peter Brock as Master of Motorsports, and...

Our roundup of the latest news from metro Detroit and Michigan businesses as well as announcements from government agencies, including updates about the COVID-19 pandemic. To share a business or nonprofit story, please send us...
The District Detroit is getting a new comedy club called Detroit House of Comedy in the City Theater space at Hockeytown Cafe. // Courtesy of Detroit House of Comedy

Detroit House of Comedy Coming to The District Detroit

Olympia Development announced today that the new Detroit House of Comedy will open this summer in the City Theatre space inside Hockeytown Café in The District Detroit.Once home to an outpost of the noted...
Auxo Investment Partners has acquired rivet manufacturer Securit Metal Products. // Courtesy of Securit Metal Products

Auxo Investment Partners Acquires West Michigan’s Securit Metal Products

Grand Rapids-based private investment firm Auxo Investment Partners has acquired Securit Metal Products, a manufacturer of solid and semi-tubular rivets in Dowagiac on the west side of Michigan. Terms of the transaction were not...
Detroit’s Movement Music Festival is returning to Hart Plaza on Memorial Day weekend for the first time since 2019. // Courtesy of Anthony Rassam

DBusiness Daily Update: Movement Music Festival Hits Hart Plaza Memorial Day Weekend, and More

Our roundup of the latest news from metro Detroit and Michigan businesses as well as announcements from government agencies, including updates about the COVID-19 pandemic. To share a business or nonprofit story, please send us...
Ford has partnered with SunRun to enhance the F-150 Lightning electric pickup truck, allowing it to power the owner's home when the grid goes dark. // Courtesy of Ford Motor Co.

Ford Partners with Sunrun to Help F-150 Lightning Enhance Energy Independence

Ford Motor Co. in Dearborn is partnering with Sunrun, a solar power company, to enhance the new F-150 Lightning electric pickup truck’s ability to power owners’ homes when the grid goes dark.Sunrun is the...

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