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.

Guardhat’s HC1.1 Communicator smart hardhat has received Class 1 Division 1 hazardous location certification for the U.S., Canada, and Mexico. // Courtesy of Guardhat

Guardhat’s Smart Hardhat Certified for Class 1 Hazardous Locations

Tim Keenan - December 20, 2021

Guardhat, a Detroit-based provider of connected worker solutions, announced that its HC1.1 Communicator smart hardhat has received Class 1 Division 1 hazardous location certification for the U.S., Canada, and Mexico, which accepts U.S. certification.Class...

Indie Semiconductor has launched the highly integrated Surya LiDAR SoC. // Courtesy of Indie Semiconductor

Indie Semiconductor Launches Highly Integrated Surya LiDAR SoC

Tim Keenan - December 20, 2021

California-based Indie Semiconductor Inc., which has a design center in Detroit, has launched itsSurya LiDAR system-on-a-chip (SoC), which enables advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS) and autonomous driving functionality.LiDAR, or light detection and ranging, is...

Ohio’s ATC Materials Inc. has been awarded a Hypersonics Challenge project from LIFT and the Department of Defense. // Courtesy of LIFT

Ohio Company Wins LIFT/DoD Hypersonics Material Challenge Project

Tim Keenan - December 20, 2021

ATC Materials Inc. of Westlake, Ohio has been awarded a Hypersonics Challenge project from LIFT, the Detroit-based Department of Defense manufacturing innovation institute, and the DoD itself.The Hypersonics Challenge seeks proposals on three specific...