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.

M1 Concourse in Pontiac will be hosting its first M1 Pontiac Power Week Aug. 12-20. // Courtesy M1 Concourse

DBusiness Daily Update: M1 Concourse Announces ‘M1 Pontiac Power Week’ Aug. 12-20, and More

Tim Keenan and R.J. King - July 1, 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...

Fluid-Press manufactures hydraulic valves and integrated manifold blocks. // Courtesy of Fluid-Press

DexKo Global in Novi Agrees to Acquire Italy’s Fluid-Press Group

Tim Keenan - June 30, 2022

DexKo Global Inc., the Novi-based supplier of engineered trailer running gear, chassis assemblies, related components, and hydraulic brake applications, has agreed to acquire Italy’s Fluid-Press Group. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.Located in...

A major focus of Little Caesars’ Hawaiian expansion is giving opportunities to veterans. // File Photo

DBusiness Daily Update: Little Caesars Looking to Open 16+ New Stores in Hawaii by...

Tim Keenan and R.J. King - June 30, 2022

Yamaha Marine Precision Propellers will manufacture and produce Sharrow Marine propellers at its facility in Greenfield, Ind. // Courtesy of Yamaha

Sharrow Marine, Yamaha Marine Precision Propellers Announce Agreement

Tim Keenan - June 29, 2022

Sharrow Marine in St. Clair Shores has selected Yamaha Marine Precision Propellers (YPPI) in Indiana to manufacture and distribute Sharrow’s novel propellers.Terms of the agreement allow YPPI to cast Sharrow Marine’s propellers in its...

Full-service restaurants are the preferred way of dining for most customers. // File Photo

DBusiness Daily Update: Study: Fast Food Customer Satisfaction Slipping, and More

Tim Keenan and R.J. King - June 29, 2022

Charitable giving appears to be on the upswing after a slowdown during the COVID-19 pandemic. // Stock Photo

Survey: Fundraising Organizations See Record Jump in 2021 from 2020

Tim Keenan - June 28, 2022

Fundraising organizations experienced the largest one-year improvement in funds raised in the 10-year history of the Michigan Fundraising Climate Survey from Montgomery Consulting Inc. in Huntington Woods.A majority of this year’s respondents (59 percent)...