Massachusetts daily biz editor leaves for Boston biz weekly
Jon Chesto, the business editor of the Quincy Patriot Ledger for the past eight years, has left the paper to take a job at the Boston Business Journal. He will become managing editor of print for the American City Business Journals paper. Chesto writes, “For my first Mass. Market column in 2004, I predicted that […]
Biz newspaper launches in Philadelphia
A new business newspaper called Region’s Business published its first issue in Philadelphia earlier this week. Peter Van Allen of the Philadelphia Business Journal writes, “Region’s Business, a weekly newspaper, was launched this week by publisher and majority owner James McDonald, a former sales director with the Metro publication who has led other news startups. […]
An online-only biz journal for Virginia’s capital
Brian Patrick Eha of the Columbia Journalism Review writes about RichmondBizSense.com, an online-only business journal started in 2008 by journalist Aaron Kremer. Eha writes, “Part of Kremer’s motivation for starting BizSense was his feeling that business coverage at the Times-Dispatch had declined over time. ‘When I moved to Richmond in 2006, it was stronger than […]
Seattle biz journal hires new reporter
Business reporter Marc Stiles has joined the Puget Sound Business Journal as a staff writer covering commercial real estate and government. Erin Van Bronkhurst of the paper writes, “Stiles reported for the Seattle-based Daily Journal of Commerce for a total of eight years, covering commercial real estate, Sound Transit and Seattle City Hall. “He has […]
Dolan sells Mississippi Business Journal
Tupelo-based Journal Inc. has announced it has acquired the assets of Mississippi Business Journal from Minnesota-based The Dolan Co. for an undisclosed amount. A story by the business journal’s staff states, “Journal Inc. CEO/President/Publisher Clay Foster announced the completion of the deal this week to the leadership and staff of the Mississippi Business Journal. “‘We […]
Impersonating a business journalist on Twitter
TALKING BIZ NEWS EXCLUSIVE If imitation is a sincere form of flattery, then Atlanta Business Chronicle tech writer Urvaksh Karkaria must be extremely flattered. Karkaria has a Twitter feed at @Urvaksh that has nearly 3,000 followers. And now, there’s someone posting at @TheRealUrvaksh poking fun of him. It has about 140 followers. There are other business […]
Biz weekly sees strong online advertising growth
Tom Monahan, the publisher of Business First of Louisville, an American City Business Journals publication, writes about how it is continuing to grow after being around for 28 years. Monahan writes, “Online advertising revenue will increase more than 100 percent this year, the second consecutive year to do so. But it’s important to note that […]
Spokane biz paper considering e-version
The Spokane Journal of Business has rolled out a mobile version of the paper and is now considering an e-edition, writes editor Linn Parrish. Parrish writes, “This ‘e-edition’ would be available on any computer browser, but perhaps more importantly on iPhones, iPads, and some other devices through mobile browsers and the Journal’s own mobile application, […]
Arizona law firm invests in real estate weekly
An Arizona law called the Rose Law Group LC has invested in the Business Real Estate Weekly of Arizona, reports Kristina Hansen of the Phoenix Business Journal. Hansen writes, “For the law firm, the greatest benefit and most noticeable outcome of the partnership will be unveiled this Friday when the weekly print publication moves forward […]
Phoenix Biz Journal hires small biz reporter
Tim Gallen has been hired at the Phoenix Business Journal to cover small business. Cale Ottens writes, “Gallen, 29, most recently was a communications coordinator for the Recreation Centers of Sun City Inc. and has experience covering economic development and new business, particularly in the West Valley. “As a graduate of Pacific Lutheran University in […]
