Chicago Tribune bringing back standalone business section

The Chicago Tribune announced Thursday that it will be bringing back its standalone business section, which had been cut late last year as part of a redesign. It’s the second metro daily to bring back its standalone business section this week. The Orange County Register announced that it would start publishing a standalone section on […]

California paper moves biz news

The Palm Springs Desert Sun is moving its business coverage to different parts of the paper, writes publisher Richard Ramhoff in Wednesday’s paper. Ramhoff writes, “Our national business coverage, including the stock and mutual fund report, will move to our A section on weekdays, where it will be featured with our other national news coverage. […]

Orange County Register restores standalone business section

Mary Ann Milbourn of the Orange County Register reports Tuesday that her newspaper, which dropped its standalone business section last year, is now bringing it back. Milbourn writes, “Currently called Marketplace, the section will be renamed Business. “Readers will get the new stand-alone Business section Thursday through Sunday. On Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday the Business […]

Oregon paper drops printed stocks

The Medford Mail Tribune announced that beginning Wednesday, it will no longer carry printed stock listings in its business section. A story stated, “The decision was made as part of an evaluation of the newspaper’s content, said Bob Hunter, editor of the newspaper. “‘In the surveys we’ve done and information we’ve gathered from readers, the […]

Another Gannett paper cuts standalone business section

The Louisville Courier-Journal became the fourth Gannett paper this week to cut its standalone business section, joining The Tennessean in Nashville, the Green Bay Press-Gazette and the Indianapolis Star. An announcement in Monday’s paper stated that breaking business news on Monday would now run in the A section or the Metro section As far as […]

Indianapolis Star cuts daily biz section

The Indianapolis Star, which in 2007 decided to cut its standalone business section but then reversed the decision, has now gone ahead and eliminate it, reports the Indianapolis Business Journal. The Business Journal writes that the decision has gotten mixed reactions. The Business Journal story states, “Changes to the Star, including the scrapping of its […]

Green Bay paper cuts daily and Sunday standalone biz section

The Green Bay Press-Gazette is cutting its daily and Sunday business sections, according to a Sunday column from executive editor John Dye. Dye writes that the Sunday’s Business and Nation-World section also will be combined and the Careers page will move to Monday. As for the business section during the week, it will be combined with […]

Utah paper ends Sunday Money section

The Deseret News paper in Salt Lake City published its last Sunday Money section today. Greg Kratz, who writes a column for the section, notes, “I also hope you will continue to seek out the excellent reporting and writing of our business team, which you will find often on A1, B1 and on the business […]

Nashville paper cuts standalone business section

The Tennessean, the daily newspaper in Nashville, is cutting its standalone business section during the week. Editor Mark Silverman writes, “We will not reduce the amount of coverage devoted to local news or local business issues. Some national business coverage will be trimmed and a few business columns will be placed on hiatus. We will […]

Baltimore Sun cuts Sunday standalone section

The Baltimore Sun announced that its Sunday Money & Life section would begin appearing inside the A section, beginning next week. A short announcement stated, “Features such as Eileen Ambrose‘s personal finance column and various articles and features on consumer and financial news will remain part of our Sunday coverage.” That was the last business front […]