Biz weekly publisher resigns

Mary Beth Lohman, the publisher of Pacific Business News, a weekly business newspaper in Honolulu run by American Cit Business Journals, has resigned her position effective March 9. A story on the paper’s website states, “Advertising Director Bob Charlet will succeed her and become publisher on March 2. “Lohman says this change will allow her […]

Business journal as a catalyst

Terry Hillman, the new publisher of the Sacramento Business Journal, sees the weekly business newspaper as a catalyst for the business community to help itself. Melanie Turner of the Business Journal writes, “Hillman said he expects the fast-changing newspaper industry will continue to evolve. But “if we stay true to our mission and understand who […]

Sacramento Biz Journal names new publisher

Terry Hillman, the advertising director of the Kansas City Business Journal, has been named the publisher of the Sacramento Business Journal. Melanie Turner of the Sacramento paper writes, “Hillman succeeds Joanna Wessman, who last month announced her intention to step downin order to devote more time to economic development in the region. Wessman, 59, became […]

Austin Biz Journal names new publisher

Colin Pope, the editor of the Austin Business Journal, reports that Heather Ladage has been named publisher of the paper, effective Feb. 1. She succeeds Lyn Chasteen, who is retiring from the industry after a 20-year career with the newspaper’s parent company, American City Business Journals. Pope writes, “For the past three years, Ladage has […]

ACBJ working on biz journal of the future

TALKING BIZ NEWS EXCLUSIVE American City Business Journals, the Charlotte-based company that operates 40 business newspapers across the country, is beginning a project to develop the “business journal of the future.” Ed Baker, the publisher of the Atlanta Business Chronicle, confirmed the project and stated Friday afternoon in an e-mail, “We’re going to build ‘the […]

Atlanta Biz Chronicle hires new hospitality reporter

TALKING BIZ NEWS EXCLUSIVE The Atlanta Business Chronicle has hired Amy Wenk as its new hospitality reporter, notes David Allison, the editor of the American City Business Journals paper. Wenk comes from the Midtown Patch, which covers news in midtown Atlanta. She had been there since October 2010. Wenk will start her new job on […]

Biz journal grows print subscriptions during tough times

Mark Sabljak, the publisher of the Milwaukee Business Journal, writes in the latest issue about how the publication continues to increase its print subscriptions. Sabljak writes, “In 2011, we grew our Friday print subscriber base at a rate of 1 percent. And that continues our 10-year growth pattern. “Visiting with a CEO earlier this week, […]

Sacramento biz journal’s publisher resigns

Joanna Wessman, the publisher of the Sacramento Business Journal, has resigned her position to effective Feb. 17 to devote more time to promoting economic development in the region, according to a story on the paper’s site. The story states, “Wessman, 59, succeeded longtime publisher Dan Kennedy in 2008 after serving 12 years as advertising director. […]

Journalism students learning how to cover business

Christine Lavelle of the Phoenix Business Journal writes about how students from the Arizona State University Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communications partnered with journalists at the paper this semester to produce stories. Lavelle writes, “This fall, the Journal teamed with the school’s business reporting class, challenging students to find and report on […]

The genesis of hard-hitting, analytical sports business coverage

TALKING BIZ NEWS EXCLUSIVE Abe Madkour is the executive editor of the Sports Business Journal, an American City Business Journals publication that covers sports like it was an industry, focusing on contracts, deals, people losing jobs and other business-related news. For example, one of the main stories on its website Tuesday was one detailing how […]