Former biz journal editor joins PR firm

Ron Trujillo, who resigned as editor of the Sacramento Business Journal earlier this year, has joined a local public relations firm. Melanie Turner of the Business Journal writes, “Trujillo, 44, started his new job Wednesday. He will work with clients on public relations through traditional media outlets and social networks. “Halldin Public Relations is the […]

KC Biz Journal reporter takes job at community paper

Rob Roberts, a reporter at the Kansas City Business Journal, has left the American City Business Journals paper to take a job as a reporter for the Lee’s Summit Journal in Missouri. Julie Scheidegger writes, “Roberts grew up in Jackson County, living in Independence and graduating from Raytown High School. He’s also got family and […]

Seattle biz journal names publisher

Gordon Prouty, advertising director of the San Francisco Business Times, has been named publisher of the Puget Sound Business Journal, the weekly business newspaper in Seattle. A story on the paper’s website states, “Prouty succeeds Emory Thomas Jr., who earlier this year was named chief content officer of Business Journal parent company American City Business […]

Business journalism dropout finds a job and gets back in the racket

TALKING BIZ NEWS EXCLUSIVE Back in November, Talking Biz News posted an item about Kat Greene, a former business journalist for Dow Jones Newswires, Institutional Investor and the Arizona Republic’s business news desk, who walked away from the career in business journalism she always wanted. The item, which originally was posted on her Facebook page, […]

South Dakota biz journal undergoes redesign

The Sioux Falls Business Journal in South Dakota on Wednesday launched a revamped website and expanded distribution of its redesigned print product. The Argus Leader, the daily paper in Sioux Falls that owns the business journal, writes, “Carriers on Wednesday delivered 3,550 free copies of the Sioux Falls Business Journal to 648 businesses. There also […]

Memphis Business Journal co-founder dies

Barney DuBois, a journalist who helped start the Memphis Business Journal in 1979, died Saturday at the age of 68. Jane Donahoe of the Business Journal writes, “DuBois was a fixture in the Memphis media scene since the 1960s, when he worked as a reporter for both The Commercial Appeal and the Memphis Press-Scimitar. “But […]

New editor named at Missouri business paper

There is a changing of the guard at the Columbia Business Times in Missouri. Current editor David Reed writes, “After this issue, new editor Brian McNeill will take over the day-to-day editorial operations of the Business Times, and I will move into the role of executive editor. I’ll still run our community issue forums and […]

How a business newspaper got started

Steve Jewett, one of the founders of the newspaper Inside Tucson Business, writes Friday about how the weekly business newspaper got traction. Jewett writes, “However, this was our first attempt at starting a business journal from the ground up. Many of our initial decisions were based on community newspaper expertise and not business journal knowledge. […]

California paper shuts weekly business publication

The Riverside Press-Enterprise, a California newspaper, has closed its weekly business publication The Business Press, according to a memo from publisher Robert Redfern obtained by FishbowlLA’s Pandora Young. The memo states, “As a result, we’re being forced to make further adjustments in our business priorities. Some of these will impact The Business Press, which first […]

California biz journal to give away legal notices online

Legal advertising is one of the biggest revenue producers for weekly business newspapers, so it’s surprising to see what the Fresno Business Journal announced on Wednesday. The paper, which is owned by Pacific Publishing Group, said that legal notices are now free to registered users of its website. The item on its website states, “This […]