Crain’s looks to diversity as biz journals are flat

Crain Communication is seeking to diversify its operations amid flat growth at its weekly business newspapers in Chicago, Cleveland, Detroit and New York, writes Robert Channick of the Chicago Tribune. Channick writes, “Crain’s Chicago Business is the oldest and largest of its four weekly business journals, which also serve Cleveland, Detroit and New York. The […]

Upstate Biz Journal seeks senior biz reporter

The Upstate Business Journal is seeking a seasoned reporter to cover the dynamic business community of Upstate South Carolina, focusing primarily on the counties of Greenville and Spartanburg. We need a writer with proven experience at source building and enterprise reporting, who can produce breaking and in-depth business coverage with the drive and curiosity to […]

Denver Business Journal seeks reporter

The Denver Business Journal is seeking a banking, finance and professional services reporter to join it’s award-winning team of business journalists. This is an “all things money” beat that covers banks, mutual funds, law firms and accountants. He or she will serve as the chief reporter on economic matters in the Denver metro region. Duties: […]

Ohio business journail unveils new website

The Youngstown Business Journal in Ohio has a newly designed website. A story on WYTV reports, “Publisher Andrea Wood said the paper, which focuses on the area’s business community, has seen significant growth in its usage online, with viewers checking stories from all across the country and even China, and now reaches a larger audience than the […]

Crain’s Chicago looks at acquisitions, diversification

Lewis Lazare of the Chicago Business Journal spoke with Crain’s Chicago Business publisher David Snyder about how the publication, and the Crain company, plans to grow. Lazare writes, “On the topic of redeployment of assets, Snyder said he is focusing, among other things, on growing Crain’s custom publishing unit, which currently produces program books for […]

A change at the top at CraIn’s New York

Glenn Coleman, the editor of Crain’s New York Business, writes Friday about why he is stepping down to become an editor at large. Coleman writes, “I have not been hit by that proverbial bus, but allow me to drive a truck through this metaphor and say I’ve decided to pull the vehicle to the side […]

Crain’s New York lays off 40 percent of editorial staff

Crain’s New York Business on Thursday laid off a dozen reporters and editors — 40 percent of its full-time editorial staff — with publisher Jill Kaplan citing a need to “re-align the brand’s costs with its revenues,” according to people who described the company’s explanation for the downsizing. Editor Glenn Coleman told his staff he […]

Silicon Valley Biz Journal seeks economic development reporter

The Silicon Valley Business Journal is seeking an economic development writer to cover the intersection of companies, culture and politics. We’re looking to dominate coverage of housing, transportation, urban planning, and workforce issues. We also want to break news on waste, fraud and abuse at companies and in government. Our reporters must marry strong traditional […]

Triangle Business Journal seeks reporter

A Triangle Business Journal reporter is the beating heart of the organization and the business, with the vital task of pumping news, information and life into our products on all platforms. First and foremost, reporters must establish themselves as the go-to source of news, data and perspective in their assigned area of coverage. The top […]

San Antonio Biz Journal hires real estate reporter

Katie Burke has been hired as the commercial and residential real estate reporter for the San Antonio Business Journal. A story on its website by James Aldridge states, “The San Francisco native will bring fresh eyes to the paper and looks forward to reporting on breaking and investigative news within the San Antonio business community. […]