Sacramento Biz Journal editor resigns
Ron Trujillo, the editor of the Sacramento Business Journal in California, has resigned after five years in the position. A story on the paper’s site states, “Trujillo, 44, says he has no immediate plans and will continue to oversee the 12-person newsroom until an editor is hired, likely during the next several weeks. Publisher Joanna […]
San Diego Biz Journal names new publisher
Randy C. Frisch has been named the new president and publisher of the San Diego Business Journal, according to a story post Monday on its site. Outgoing president and publisher Armon Mills has accepted a position with J.H. Cohn LLP as the accounting firm’s regional director of practice development. The paper is owned by a […]
Dallas Biz Journal names new publisher
Tracy Merzi, the advertising director at the Washington Business Journal, has been named the publisher of the Dallas Business Journal. Both papers are owned by American City Business Journals. A story on the Dallas paper’s site states, “Prior to her three-year stint there, Tracy spent 15 years at the Pittsburgh Business Times, first as an […]
Ocala Business Journal shuts down
Richard Anguiano, the editor of the Ocala Business Journal in Florida, writes Thursday about the paper’s closing after four years. Anguiano writes, “Above all, I cannot thank enough, you, the readers, who invited me to your businesses, your trade shows, the meetings of your professional organizations. You shared story tips, a friendly lunch now and […]
American City Business Journals gives back 5% pay cut from 2009
TALKING BIZ NEWS EXCLUSIVE American City Business Journals, the owners of 40 business weekly newspapers across the country, announced internally Thursday that the 5 percent pay cut for employees it made in 2009 will be given back at the beginning of 2011. Journalists and other staffers will receive the 5 percent back as long as […]
ACBJ launching mobile apps for its biz papers
Charlotte-based American City Business Journals announced Tuesday that it is launching mobile applications for all 42 of its business publications. The St. Louis Business Journal is the first paper to launch its free mobile application for Android, Blackberry and iPhone devices. Other markets are scheduled to launch by the first quarter of 2011. “We are […]
Buying into the South Carolina business news market
TALKING BIZ NEWS EXCLUSIVE Fred Russell, the managing director of Richmond-based Virginia Capital Partners, now controls a huge chunk of South Carolina business news. Last week, Virginia Capital purchased the Charleston Regional Business Journal, GSA Business, the Columbia Regional Business Report and SCBIZ magazine for an undisclosed amount. The South Carolina business publications had been […]
South Carolina biz publications sold to private investment group
Charleston Regional Business Journal, GSA Business, the Columbia Regional Business Report and SCBIZ magazine have been sold to a private investment group, according to a story on the Charleston paper’s Web site. All four publications are located in South Carolina. All had been owned by Brown Publishing, which had gone through a Chapter 11 bankruptcy […]
Blue Ridge Business Journal shuts down
The Roanoke Times announced Wednesday that it will cease publication of the Blue Ridge Business Journal, a twice-monthly business news publication, this month and redirect its resources toward enhancing the newspaper’s Sunday Business news section. Jenny Kincaid Boone writes, “The journal, a stand-alone publication mailed to subscribers for free, was integrated into the newsrooms’ operations […]
Raleigh biz paper names new publisher
Bryan Hamilton has been named the new publisher of the Triangle Business Journal, according to a story Tuesday on the American City Business Journals’ paper’s site. The story states, “Hamilton, who has served as TBJ’s director of marketing and circulation for the past three years, succeeds Charlene Grunwaldt, who has served as TBJ’s publisher since […]
