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CONTRIBUTORS
BRIAN BRITIGAN
Britigan is a Minneapolis-based artist, illustrator, and animator. Born and raised in Iowa City, Iowa, he studied art and animation at the University of Washington in Seattle before earning his MFA in illustration from the School of Visual Arts in New York City. Whether created for gallery shows or publications, Britigan’s work combines bold colors and compositions with a detail-driven approach. His images and animations have been featured in The New York Times, POLITICO Europe, Reveal, and The Progressive, and he has received recognition from Communication Arts, 3x3, Spectrum, and Latin American Ilustración, among others. In this issue of DBusiness, his work illustrates the world of cryptocurrency.
CONTRIBUTION: Illustrator, Cover and Is Crypto the Next Bubble? | SEE IT HERE: Page 43
DAVID LITTMANN
Littmann is a member of the Board of Scholars with the Mackinac Center for Public Policy, a research and educational institute headquartered in Midland. He retired from Comerica Bank in 2005 as senior vice president and chief economist after a 35-year career in charge of Comerica’s economics department and research library. He’s authored a host of business barometers and developed many leading indicators for the local and national economies. For three decades, Littmann was a featured columnist for the Detroit Regional Chamber, The Wall Street Journal, Investor’s Business Daily, and DBusiness. In this issue, he explores the intricacies of cryptocurrency in our special section that begins on page 43.
CONTRIBUTION: Writer, Is Crypto the Next Bubble? | SEE IT HERE: Page 49
TOM MURRAY
Murray has been a regular contributor to DBusiness for several years. He began his career in print, then made an unplanned turn to broadcast television, where he was an award-winning anchor and reporter for three decades, covering everything from sports to fine wine and true crime. His work for DBusiness is a return to his early aspirations in the business world: As a kid growing up in his native New York, Murray’s regular summer job through high school and college was on the floor of the Stock Exchange. In this issue, Murray is the author of the Return on Investment feature about Samantha Snabes, co-founder of re:3D in Texas.
CONTRIBUTION: Writer, Return on Investment | SEE IT HERE: Page 76
CONTRIBUTING WRITERS
Ronald Ahrens, Dan Calabrese, Bill Dow, William Flynn, David Littmann, Tom Murray, Norm Sinclair
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VOLUME 17 • ISSUE 2
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