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Prairie Business seeks reporter

Prairie Business, a regional magazine that covers business issues and feature stories in the Dakotas and Minnesota, seeks a full-time reporter who can do it all. The person who fills this full-time position will be expected to report on business issues, be a people person and be an Internet whiz who will keep our website fresh throughout the day. In addition to writing for Prairie Business, this reporter also will, at times, contribute to other publications under the umbrella of the Grand Forks Herald.

Prairie Business is part of Forum Communications Co., a family-owned chain that offers competitive pay and numerous opportunities for advancement. Forum Communications also is dedicated to creating a great working environment for its employees. Rec rooms, exercise breaks and other fun perks are par for the course.

This position is located in Grand Forks, N.D., a vibrant college town of more than 50,000. With the oil boom underway in North Dakota, there is no limit to great writing opportunities.

Qualifications include: 

-College degree or equivalent experience, working in the newspaper or magazine industry.

-Working knowledge of Associated Press style.

-Knowledge of business reporting preferred.

-The ability to be a self-starter who can adhere to deadlines.

Application deadline is Friday, Feb. 13.

Send resumes and work samples to:

Kris Bevill, editor

Prairie Business magazine

kbevill@prairiebizmag.com

Chris Roush

Chris Roush was the dean of the School of Communications at Quinnipiac University in Hamden, Connecticut. He was previously Walter E. Hussman Sr. Distinguished Professor in business journalism at UNC-Chapel Hill. He is a former business journalist for Bloomberg News, Businessweek, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, The Tampa Tribune and the Sarasota Herald-Tribune. He is the author of the leading business reporting textbook "Show me the Money: Writing Business and Economics Stories for Mass Communication" and "Thinking Things Over," a biography of former Wall Street Journal editor Vermont Royster.

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