Biz journal parent sees earnings decline

Dolan Co., the Minneapolis-based parent company of business newspapers across the country, reported a 66 percent decline in third-quarter earnings on Wednesday due to a decline in its foreclosure legal business. An AP story states, “Dolan Co. earned $3.1 million, or 19 cents per share, for the three months ended Sept. 30. That compares with […]

ACBJ papers receive awards

American City Business Journals, the Charlotte-based company that runs 40 business weeklies across the country, named its top journalists and journalism at a banquet Wednesday night. Among the winners were the Atlanta Business Chronicle in the general excellence category and Joe Brancatelli, who covers travel for Portfolio.com, won in the beat reporting category. The Pittsburgh […]

Going from a biz weekly to a national website — within the same company

TALKING BIZ NEWS EXCLUSIVE Earlier this year, business journalist Kirsten Grind made a big career move — from covering banks for the Puget Sound Business Journal in Seattle to writing about Wall Street for Portfolio.com, a national business news site. But she never left Seattle, and she never left the employment of American City Business […]

Ohio business journal could appear in new Clooney movie

Caleb Stephens, the managing editor of the Dayton Business Journal, writes that the American City Business Journals paper could make a cameo in the new George Clooney movie “Ides of March.” Stephens writes, “The political thriller, set for theaters nationwide Oct. 7, was shot earlier this year around Southwest Ohio, including in Oxford at Miami […]

New editor named at Tennessee business journal

Liz Engel Clark has been named the editor of the Cumberland Business Journal in Tennessee, according to a story in the Cookeville Times. Andrew Steele writes, “She previously worked as a news reporter at the Herald-Citizen. Clark replaces Greg Little, who recently accepted another job opportunity in Pennsylvania. “‘We’re extremely excited to have Liz come […]

Weekly biz newspaper names new ME

Lloyd Whittington has been named the managing editor of the Triad Business Journal in North Carolina. A story on the newspaper’s website states, “Whittington has been with the weekly business-to-business newspaper since it was founded in 1998. He served for the past 11 years as associate editor and was in charge of awards programs, special […]

Albuquerque biz weekly names new publisher

Ian Anderson, circulation director at the Tampa Bay Business Journal, has been named publisher of the New Mexico Business Weekly, effective Tuesday. A story on the Albquerque weekly’s website states, “He succeeds Nancy Salem, who is leaving after three years as publisher, to take a communications position at Sandia National Laboratories. “Anderson joined American City […]

Biz journal editor leaves to run journalism program

Justin Catanoso, the executive editor of the Triad Business Journal in Greensboro, N.C., has resigned to become the director of the journalism program at Wake Forest University. Fran Daniel of the Winston-Salem Journal writes, “Lloyd Whittington, formerly the associate editor for The Business Journal, has replaced Catanoso at the weekly business newspaper. “Catanoso, who lives […]

Dallas Biz Journal editor departs

Juan Elizondo, who became editor of the Dallas Business Journal in April 2010, left the paper on Tuesday, according to an item on D Magazine’s blog The Front Burner. Tim Rogers reports, “But Bormaster is no longer the publisher of the DBJ. That job belongs to Tracy Merzi, who sent the following note to the […]