Women Mean Business host Leisa Holland-Nelson, president of ContentActive, interviews Candace Beeke, editor of the Houston Business Journal, about how she got into business journalism.
Biz journal reporter wins national SPJ award
Puget Sound Business Journal staff writer Greg Lamm has won a national journalism award for “Other people’s money,” a series of in-depth stories about Seattle financier Darren Berg, who was convicted of fraud and money laundering. A story on the Seattle-based paper’s website states, “The Society of American Journalists named Lamm a recipient of a […]
Phoenix biz reporter headed to Austin
Jan Buchholz, a reporter at the Phoenix Business Journal, has accepted a position at the Austin Business Journal, which is also owned by American City Business Journals. Buchholz writes, “That’s because I’ve accepted a position as the real estate reporter for sister publication, the Austin Business Journal, in the capital city of Texas. Make that […]
A sustainable business news model
TALKING BIZ NEWS EXCLUSIVE Christina Williams is the editor of Sustainable Business Oregon, a website and print publication launched in 2010 that is operated by American City Business Journals. The mission of the publication is to cover the news and issues of interest to businesses that are engaged in the sustainable economy. For Oregon, sustainability […]
Seattle biz newspaper duped by restaurant’s April Fool’s prank
Jim Romenesko reports that the Puget Sound Business Journal, an American City Business Journals paper in Seattle, fell for an April Fool’s joke by a local restaurant that sent out a release touting its new chowder kiosks. Editor George Erb wrote to Romenesko and stated, “How did we discover that we were duped? Give some […]
New editor named at Pittsburgh Business Times
Howard Burns, 52, has been named editor of the Pittsburgh Business Times, an American City Business Journals newspaper, and will begin April 16. He replaces Lauren Lawley, who became the editor of the Dallas Business Journal late last year. Managing editor Jennifer Curry writes, “A veteran journalist, he has been a reporter and editor for […]
California biz weekly makes promotions
Henry Dubroff, the editor and founder of the Pacific Coast Business Times, writes about promotions on his editorial staff. Dubroff writes, “Stephen Nellis, hired five years ago as he was graduating from the University of Missouri School of Journalism, has emerged as a force to be reckoned with when it comes to reporting and writing. […]
Indiana paper cuts business weekly
The South Bend Tribune in Indiana is discontinuing publication of its Tribune Business Weekly after 23 years. In a letter to subscribers, Tribune president and publisher Kim Wilson writes, “We at the South Bend Tribune thank you for supporting the Tribune Business Weekly (TBW) over the past 23 years. Your readership has helped to make […]
Media association to honor publisher of Pittsburgh biz paper
Alan Robertson, the longtime publisher of the Pittsburgh Business Times, will receive an Outstanding Achievement in Media Award from the Media Association of Pittsburgh. A story on the weekly business newspaper’s website states, “Robertson has been publisher of the Pittsburgh Business Times since 1990. He is also a group publisher with the Business Times’ parent […]
Baltimore biz journal has healthy profit, seen large revenue increase
The Baltimore Business Journal, which is owned by American City Business Journals, has seen a dramatic increase in revenue in the past few years, reports Alan Forman of Voice of Baltimore. Forman writes, “Declaring every intention of continuing ‘to put out a print edition,’ the president and publisher of the Baltimore Business Journal, one of […]
