Tim Keenan, Author at DBusiness Magazine

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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.

The Association of Corporate Growth Detroit Chapter will host its 7th Annual M&A All Star Awards on May 3 at the Townsend Hotel in downtown Birmingham. // Courtesy of Townsend Hotel

DBusiness Daily Update: Nominations Now Open for ACG Detroit’s 2022 M&A All Stars Awards...

Tim Keenan and R.J. King - January 17, 2022

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...

U-M, MSU, and Purdue University are collaborating to study quantum science and technology. // Stock photo

U-M, MSU, Purdue Collaborate to Advance Quantum Science and Technology

Tim Keenan - January 17, 2022

The University of Michigan in Ann Arbor is collaborating with Michigan State University in East Lansing and Purdue University in West Lafayette, Ind., to study quantum science and technology, drawing together expertise and resources...

More than 50,000 baseball and softball players are expected to use V1 Sports’ new technology at the Louisville Slugger Hitting Science Center. // Courtesy of V1 Sports

Novi’s V1 Sports Announces Partnership with Louisville Slugger

Tim Keenan - January 17, 2022

Sports technology provider V1 Sports in Novi has formed a partnership with the Louisville Slugger Hitting Science Center (LSHSC) to deliver video analysis software and ground pressure mat technology to baseball and softball coaches...

Rightware has released Kanzi One, the first automotive HMI toolchain to be fully compatible with Android. // Courtesy of Rightware

Rightware Releases First All-in-one Tool for the Advanced Intelligent Cockpit

Tim Keenan - January 17, 2022

Finish automotive software company Rightware, which has an office in Troy, has released Kanzi One, the first automotive human-machine interface (HMI) toolchain to be fully compatible with Android.According to Rightware, Kanzi One delivers industry-leading...

Mantis provides solutions to deliver better building performance and improved energy efficiency for its customers. // Stock photo

O2 Investment Partners Sells Mantis Innovation Group

Tim Keenan - January 17, 2022

Bloomfield Hills-based O2 Investment Partners has sold its portfolio company, Mantis Innovation Group in Houston, Texas, to Gemspring Capital in Connecticut. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.Mantis provides solutions to deliver better building...

Van Tuyl Logistics is one of the three most recent acquisitions by Lineage Logistics. // Courtesy of Van Tuyl Logistics

Novi’s Lineage Logistics Expands in the Netherlands with Three Acquisitions

Tim Keenan - January 14, 2022

Novi-based Lineage Logistics, one of the world’s leading temperature-controlled industrial REIT and logistics solutions providers, has acquired three companies in the Netherlands that are expected to strengthen the company’s portfolio in the region and...