Finance & Commerce seeks economic development reporter

Finance & Commerce, a Minneapolis-based daily business newspaper focused on covering real estate, construction and development, has an opening for an economic development reporter.

The economic development reporter covers everything from job creation and public incentives for businesses and real estate developers to Minnesota’s economy, banking conditions, financing and entrepreneurship. The beat also includes some legislative coverage that will run in both Finance & Commerce and our sister publication Capitol Report/Politics in Minnesota.

The reporter will cover one of the state’s largest economic development efforts – the Destination Medical Center/Mayo Clinic project in Rochester. On any given day, the reporter may interview a high-ranking state official or legislator, an exurb’s economic development director or mayor, a real estate developer, a chamber of commerce executive, a banker, a business expert or an entrepreneur.

This job requires a versatile journalist who relishes plunging into our core topics and business development issues, learning the basics and turning comprehensive stories driven by tough questions that a niche audience demands.

Other requirements: A minimum of two years of full-time reporting experience; skepticism; curiosity; a body of published work that shows an ability to engage, explain and enlighten readers; demonstrated ability to break news; experience in highly productive newsrooms, and experience working under intense deadline pressure.

Desired: journalism education; experience working with public records and spreadsheets; experience covering local and state government, and knowledge of economic development, commercial real estate and business.

We offer a full range of benefits including health insurance; 401(k) and company match; and vacation, sick leave and paid time off for all major holidays. Finance & Commerce’s workweek is Monday-Friday.

To apply, please send a cover letter that explains why you are the best person for this job, a resume, and five work samples to careers@thedolancompany.com.