BizWest promotes High to managing editor

Lucas High has been promoted to managing editor at BizWest, taking over for Ken Amundson, who retired last Friday. A story on its website states, “High previously served as reporter and associate editor at the publication. He joined BizWest as a reporter in September 2018, assuming additional responsibilities in January 2022 as associate editor. He will continue […]

Steamboat Pilot & Today makes three new hires

The following excerpt was sent out from steamboatpilot.com: The Steamboat Pilot & Today and Craig Press have hired Jordan Bastian into a newly created role as the newspapers’ special sections/magazines and digital engagement editor. As a freelance and part-time journalist, Bastian’s work has appeared in Irish Sport Horse Magazine, the Local Rag Magazine in New […]

Prairie Mountain Media seeks police, courts & breaking news reporter

Prairie Mountain Media is looking for an experienced journalist to serve as police, courts and breaking news reporter for the web and print editions of the Boulder Daily Camera and its sister newspapers. Responsibilities include covering criminal cases from arrest through resolution and breaking news across Boulder County, Colorado, as well as identifying trends in […]

Star Tribune biz reporter Painter moving into editing role

Kristen Painter, who covers food and airlines for the Minneapolis Star Tribune, is moving into an editing role. She will oversee reporters covering food, agriculture, health care, medical technology and business news analysis. She will leave her beat at the end of the month. Painter joined the Star Tribune in 2014 to cover growth and […]

Bloomberg’s Schneider to become political news director

Bloomberg has appointed Jodi Schneider as political news director, directing political coverage across all Bloomberg TV and radio shows, including the flagship “Balance of Power” with David Westin. She will also be working across newsrooms in the U.S., especially in Washington and New York. Schneider has served as top news editor in Hong Kong. In […]

BizWest Media to license its business-news content to Prairie Mountain Media

Prairie Mountain Media and BizWest Media LLC have formed an agreement according to which BizWest will license its business news content for publication in Prairie Mountain’s regional publications and websites. This would include all of Prairie Mountain’s publications and websites within the BizWest coverage area, including Boulder Daily Camera, Longmont Times-Call, Loveland Reporter-Herald, Broomfield Enterprise […]

WSJ hires Barba as deputy spot news editor

Bankrate.com’s Robert Barba has been hired by The Wall Street Journal as a deputy spot news editor. He starts his new job on May 29. The spot news desk serves both the Dow Jones Newswires and The Journal. He has been at Bankrate since August 2017 as a banking and fintech writer and analyst. “I’ve […]

Denver Post names new business reporter

Lee Ann Colacioppo, the editor of the Denver Post, sent out the following announcement to the staff: It’s with heavy heart, I tell you all that Joe Rubino is leaving his position on Your Hub where he has a done stellar job with the daunting task of covering Arapahoe and Douglas counties. But it’s with […]

American Banker tech editor Barba leaving for Bankrate

Robert Barba, the technology editor of American Banker, is leaving for a job at Bankrate. He starts Aug. 14 as a banking and fintech writer and analyst. “I grew up at American Banker — I started on the eve of the financial crisis as a community banking reporter and leave as its technology editor,” said Barba […]

WSJ real estate reporter Hudson leaves for CBRE Group

Wall Street Journal real estate reporter Kris Hudson is leaving the paper for a job handling media strategy at real estate brokerage firm CBRE Group. He starts his new job on Dec. 16. Hudson had been covering home-building companies and residential real estate, as well as real estate development in various Western states. He joined The Journal […]