Albuquerque Biz First hires reporter to cover startups

Blake Driver has been hired by Albuquerque Business First to cover entrepreneurs and startups. Driver writes, “I took a moment to savor the unbeatable second-story view of Downtown from my new desk. I couldn’t control the feeling that, after 15 years as a freelance journalist, I’d finally arrived, and also that I might still be daydreaming. […]

Indianapolis Star hires Briggs as business reporter

James Briggs, the deputy managing editor of the Baltimore Business Journal, has been hired as a business reporter for the Indianapolis Star. Briggs writes, “I’ve joked many times during the last two-plus years that writing this daily “8 things you need to know” post is the most popular thing I’ve done in my career — […]

Inside Business publisher to retire

Ed Power is retiring as publisher of Inside Business, the Hampton Roads Business Journal in Virginia, on Dec. 11. Butch Maier of Inside Business writes, “Power began his career with The Virginian-Pilot in 1981 as a part-time staff writer for the Virginia Beach Beacon. After two months, he was hired as a full-time reporter on the Norfolk […]

Central Penn Business Journal seeks reporter

Can you spot an industry trend before anyone else? Can you write a business story that would appeal to someone who never reads business stories? Most of all, can you break a story? And then break another? At the Central Penn Business Journal, we’re looking for a staff writer to help change the way people […]

Dayton Business Journal hires new reporter

The Dayton Business Journal has hired Kaitlin Schroeder to cover commercial real estate and retail across the Miami Valley. Managing editor Caleb Stephens writes, “She is a veteran journalist having previously spent nearly three years writing for daily newspapers in Waterville, Maine. “Schroeder also did an internship for KosovaLive in Kosovo where she worked for a […]

BizTimes Milwaukee plans redesign

BizTimes Milwaukee is in the process of launching a redesigned website and plans to refresh the printed publication with another redesign, reports Andrew Weiland of the publication. Weiland writes, “The website, www.biztimes.com, has been redesigned several times. The BizTimes Daily e-newsletter was launched in 2004 and made the publication competitive with other Milwaukee media for […]

The life of a weekly business newspaper editor

Jerry Sullivan is editor of the Orange County Business Journal. He directs the paper’s coverage and layout and oversees a team of award-winning reporters. He also oversees the paper’s website. Sullivan has been editor since July 2011. Before that, he was editor and publisher of the Los Angeles Garment & Citizen, a community newspaper serving […]

Jacksonville Business Journal seeks tech reporter

The Jacksonville Business Journal is hiring a reporter focused on technology. The beat is broad, reaching into a range of sectors: The entities you would cover include one of the largest web services companies in the nation, a leader in mortgage industry analytics, pioneers in banking and insurance technology and a burgeoning startup scene. Even […]

Austin Business Journal seeks web editor

The Austin Business Journal’s Web editor is responsible for the day-to-day management of all online content and owns the execution of the online content strategy across multiple platforms and products, including Web, email, mobile and social networks. The Web editor is the key journalist who touches breaking news copy from ABJ reporters first, and then ultimately […]

Orange County Business Journal seeks reporter

The Orange County Business Journal is seeking a reporter with excellent journalistic instincts, an understanding of the world of commerce, and the sort of genuine curiosity that will be needed to establish a new beat that will cover innovation as a broad-based driver of the vibrant and diverse economy here. We’re part of the third-largest […]