Tim Keenan, Author at DBusiness Magazine

3124 POSTS 0 COMMENTS

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.

Detroit Pistons owner Tom Gores has committed $350,000 to SAY Detroit, with $100,000 earmarked to help create an entrepreneurial program for youth at the SAY Detroit Play Center. // Courtesy of SAY Detroit

DBusiness Daily Update: Pistons Owner Tom Gores Pledges $350K to Youth at SAY Detroit,...

Tim Keenan and R.J. King - December 16, 2021

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...

Lineage Logistics is expanding its facility network near the major port in Savannah, Ga. // Courtesy of Port Wentworth

Novi’s Lineage Logistics to Expand Port Facilities in Georgia

Tim Keenan - December 15, 2021

Lineage Logistics in Novi, one of the largest temperature-controlled industrial REIT and logistics solutions providers in the world, is expanding its facility network near the major port in Savannah, Ga. to handle fresh produce...

The Detroit Pistons donated the funds to resurface the basketball courts at Romanowski Park in Detroit. // Courtesy of City of Detroit

DBusiness Daily Update: $1.65M Renovation of Detroit’s Romanowksi Park Complete, and More

Tim Keenan and R.J. King - December 15, 2021

Penske Automotive Group has acquired Erhard BMW of Bloomfield. // Courtesy of Erhard BMW

Penske Automotive Group Acquires Erhard BMW of Bloomfield

Tim Keenan - December 14, 2021

Penske Automotive Group Inc., headquartered in Bloomfield Township, today announced that it has acquired the Erhard BMW of Bloomfield dealership, also located in Bloomfield Township.Terms of the transaction were not disclosed, but the dealership...

Ford Motor Co. and Ford Motor Co. Fund are launching a fresh food delivery pilot program in southwest Detroit using an autonomous vehicle. // Courtesy of Ford

DBusiness Daily Update: Ford to Deliver Food to Detroit Residents with Autonomous Vehicle, and...

Tim Keenan and R.J. King - December 14, 2021

Huron Capital’s Aquamar Holdings has acquired seafood supplier Shining Ocean Inc. in Washington state. Both companies are suppliers of surimi seafood paste, often used to replicate crab and lobster. // Courtesy of Shining Ocean

Portfolio Firm of Detroit’s Huron Capital Acquires West Coast Seafood Supplier

Tim Keenan - December 13, 2021

Aquamar Holdings, a portfolio company of Detroit private equity firm Huron Capital, has acquired seafood supplier Shining Ocean Inc. in Washington state. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.“We continue to see growing demand...

A Christmas set is one of many options available at the Room to Grow selfie museum at Somerset Collection. // Photo courtesy of Room to Grow

DBusiness Daily Update: Room to Grow Selfie Museum Opens at Somerset Collection, and More

Tim Keenan and R.J. King - December 13, 2021

Weekly Wage Average Across All Industries // Michigan Average 2019 $1,257; 2020 $1,225

Special Report: 2022 Michigan Economic Forecast – Destination Unknown

Tim Keenan - December 13, 2021

An economic disruption, like the COVID-19 pandemic, is akin to dropping a bowling ball in a kiddie pool. At first there’s a big wave, then as the wave from the initial splash subsides it...

DexKo has acquired Utah-based Progress Manufacturing Inc. through its Dexter Axle Co. subsidiary. // Courtesy of Progress Manufacturing

DexKo Global in Novi Acquires Utah Towing Products Manufacturer

Tim Keenan - December 10, 2021

DexKo Global Inc., a Novi-based supplier of heavy-duty commercial truck components, has acquired Progress Manufacturing. Inc. in Provo, Utah, for an undisclosed sum through its Dexter Axle Co. subsidiary.Progress Manufacturing, in business for more...