Phoenix biz weekly starts online daily health care section
The Phoenix Business Journal has launched Health Care Daily, a section on its website designed to be a destination for health care news in Arizona. Digital editor Adam Kress writes, “Health Care Daily, which went live today, will provide breaking news and in-depth reporting on the Arizona health care sector, with an eye toward the national […]
A tumultuous change in business journalism
Henry Dubroff, the founder and editor of the Pacific Coast Business Times, writes about the dramatic changes in business journalism in the past five years in the wake of judging Loeb Awards earlier this week. Dubroff writes, “In financial journalism, it seems the future belongs more and more to the specialists. I know I’ve written […]
Sacramento Biz Journal hires real estate reporter
Ben van der Meer has been hired by the Sacramento Business Journal to cover real estate. Editor Jack Robinson writes, “Ben most recently was a staff writer at the Appeal-Democrat in Marysville. He also has worked as a business reporter at the Modesto Bee and for an ambitious but ill-fated Sacramento political news website called […]
Indianapolis Business Journal names new ME
The Indianapolis Business Journal has named staff writer Cory Schouten as its managing editor. He replaces Greg Andrews, who is moving to the editor position. A story on its website states, “Schouten, 31, joined IBJ as a reporter in 2006 after stints at the Sarasota Herald-Tribune and the Arizona Republic. The Indianapolis native and Indiana […]
ACBJ is rolling out TechFlash name across company
TechFlash, a tech news site started by two business reporters at the Puget Sound Business Journal in 2008, is now a brand name rolling out across the American City Business Journals chain. Cromwell Scubarth, who covers technology for the sister paper Silicon Valley Business Journal, writes, “Our parent company, American City Business Journals, is rolling […]
Arkansas Business names new publisher
Mitch Bettis has been named the new publisher of the Arkansas Business newspaper. A story on its website states, “Bettis, who begins his duties at ABPG on Feb. 25, brings more than 29 years of experience in management and publishing to his new role at Arkansas’ leading niche publishing group. At ABPG, he’ll manage the […]
Las Vegas Business Press names GM
Debbie Donaldson was hired as general manager of the Las Vegas Business Press. Laura Carroll of the Business Press writes, “A 13-year resident of Las Vegas, she is a past president of the American Marketing Association and the American Advertising Federation. “Donaldson says she has very specific goals for the Business Press. “‘Every business we […]
A story subject takes interest in reporter’s self-marketing
Lindsay Riddell, a reporter for the San Francisco Business Times, writes about how about.me founder Larry Conrad has taken a personal interest in improving her page on the site. Riddell writes, “The photo on my about.me page is a picture of me interviewing Tesla Motors Chairman Elon Musk, taken by venture capitalist and Tesla investor […]
ACBJ paper begins startup newsletter
The Silicon Valley Business Journal, an American City Business Journals paper, has started a new newsletter called StartUp Now. J. Jennings Moss, editor of the Upstart Business Journal, writes, “The Silicon Valley Business Journal is one of our sister publications, part of the network of 40 weeklies published by American City Business Journals (which is […]
LA Business Journal hires new reporter
Ryan Faughnder has been hired as a reporter for the Los Angeles Business Journal, reports Richard Horgan of Fishbowl LA. Horgan writes, “‘I’ll be covering manufacturing, transportation and trade,’ Faughnder tells FishbowlLA. ‘Meaning I’ll be dealing with the ports on a very regular basis. I’m helping out by contributing other types of stories too, like […]
