ACBJ hires Denison as SEO editor

American City Business Journals, which operates 44 business newspapers across the country, has hired Mike Denison as search engine optimization editor. Denison has been the audience engagement editor at Science News. Before joining the staff in 2017, he was a social media producer at The Palm Beach Post. A native of the Philadelphia suburbs, he graduated from the University […]

Dallas Biz Journal promotes Hethcock to assistant ME

The Dallas Business Journal has promoted Bill Hethcock to assistant managing editor. He previously was a senior reporter and covered economic development and workforce topics as well as residential real estate and relocation. Hethcock has been at the paper for more than 16 years. He previously worked at the Colorado Springs Gazette and the Valley Morning Star […]

Sacramento Biz Journal seeks a data reporter

The Sacramento Business Journal is looking for a driven and innovative Data Reporter to build on the newsroom’s strong legacy of using data to drive essential, exclusive business coverage. The data Reporter is able to gather and analyze original data on the industries, companies and trends driving business decisions in the metro Sacramento region, and […]

Greater Wilmington Biz Journal hires Dill as a reporter

The Greater Wilmington Business Journal has hired Emma Dill as its newest reporter. A story on its website states, “Dill previously worked as a reporter for the Wilmington StarNews for more than two years. There, she covered local government and development across Wilmington and New Hanover County for the daily newspaper. “She received several awards […]

The importance of a business journal subscription

Alex Orfinger, publisher of the Washington Business Journal, writes about why such a publication is important. Orfinger writes, “They don’t advertise, they don’t sponsor events, they don’t support their people when they are honored at our editorial awards. The local office pays for just two subscriptions — an outlier for an organization of its size. […]

Memphis Biz Journal reporter Klyce departs

John Klyce has joined The Commercial Appeal as an education and children’s reporter from his recent post of reporter at the Memphis Business Journal, where he also interned. Klyce was a member of the 2022 Spring class of the Institute for Citizens & Scholars’ Higher Education Media Fellowship. He freelanced for The Daily Memphian and […]

Gilchrest named ME of Upstate Business Journal in South Carolina

Ryan Gilchrest has been hired as managing editor for the Greenville Journal and Upstate Business Journal. A story on its website states, “He oversees the reporting staff and plans news and business coverage for both print and online editions. “A journalist since 1998, Gilchrest has been a managing editor for news organizations in South Carolina and […]

Memphis Biz Journal seeks a reporter

The reporters for ACBJ will join our newsroom and cover markets for one of the hottest economies in the country. Our reporters must be competitive, nimble and driven to break news about the most important industries, companies and people in the region. They are expected to provide forward-looking business intelligence to savvy readers who will […]

Wilson named Mississippi Biz Journal managing editor

Joshua Wilson has been hired as managing editor of the Mississippi Business Journal. A story on its website states, “Joshua Wilson, a resident of Hattiesburg and native of Brookhaven, started work Monday. He oversees editorial operations for the publication, which covers business and economic development news throughout the Magnolia State. “Wilson previously worked as an […]

Fierce Healthcare hires Tong to cover health payers

Fierce Healthcare has hired Noah Tong to cover health payers. He has been a reporter for the Corridor Business Journal in Iowa for the past two years covering local government, mergers and acquisitions and the University of Iowa. Tong was an intern for Cincy Magazine. He holds a bachelor’s degree from Manchester University, where he was […]