You can go home again
Longtime Atlanta business journalist Andy Peters, who worked for the Atlanta Business Chronicle for six months back in 1998, is returning to the paper. Peters has been hired by the American City Business Journals paper to cover the banking, finance and legal beats. His first day will be Dec. 6, according to editor David Allison, […]
Biz journals a solid performer
Matthew Flamm of Crain’s New York writes about the Newhouse media operations and notes that its American City Business Journals operation is perhaps the most solid operator in the company. Flamm writes, “The American City Business Journals unit, which Donald Newhouse bought in 1995 for about $270 million, accounts for a more stable corner of […]
Dallas Biz Journal publisher resigns
Lisa Bormaster, the publisher of the Dallas Business Journal, has resigned, effective Dec. 1. A story on the paper’s site states, “A new Dallas publisher will be named soon, said Whitney Shaw, president and chief executive officer of American City Business Journals, which owns the Dallas Business Journal. “Bormaster is considering career opportunities with ACBJ […]
Illinois business newspaper is sold
The Business Ledger in Naperville, Ill., a bi-weekly business newspaper, has been sold to Paddock Publications Inc. for an undisclosed amount. Kim Mikus of the Daily Herald in Arlington Heights writes, “The Business Ledger, a publication mailed to 10,000 business leaders primarily in DuPage, Kane and Will counties, its complementary e-newsletter, The Business Edge, as […]
Biz editor says goodbye to Michigan
Candace Beeke, the editor of Business Review West Michigan, said goodbye to her readers on Sunday. She is leaving to become editor of the Houston Business Journal. Beeke writes, “While this is a tremendous opportunity for my family, it means jarring and sudden change. It means tearful goodbyes — oh, so many tearful goodbyes — and painful transitions and […]
American City names winners in company contest
The Puget Sound Business Journal and the Nashville Business Journal were multiple winners in the American City Business Journals‘ annual Eagle Awards, which laud the best work among its 40 business weeklies. The Seattle-based paper was named a winner in the general excellence category, and was also named a winner in the categories of best […]
Biz weekly owner reports higher earnings, raises guidance
Dolan Co., which owns weekly business newspapers across the country, reported Wednesday that its net income rose by more than 40 percent, and the company raised its revenue guidance for the rest of the year. Total revenues for the three months ended Sept. 30, 2010, were $78.5 million, up 25.8 percent from $62.3 million in […]
Former owner of Fort Worth business weekly repurchases paper
Richard Conner, who owned the Fort Worth Business Press from 2001 to 2007 before selling it to Ohio-based Brown Publishing, has repurchased the paper, according to a story in the Fort Worth Star-Telegram. Sandra Baker writes, “Connor is CEO and owner of MaineToday Media Inc., owner of three daily and Sunday newspapers in Portland, Augusta […]
Houston Biz Journal names new editor
B. Candace Beeke has been named the new editor of the Houston Business Journal, replacing longtime editor Bill Schadewald, who is retiring after 37 years at the paper. A story on the newspaper’s site states, “John Beddow, HBJ publisher, said that Schadewald had built up a strong franchise and leaves a legacy of high-quality business […]
ACBJ papers unveil redesigned sites
All of American City Business Journals 40 weekly business newspapers have rolled out redesigned Web sites on Sunday. Each of the papers has nearly identical stories on their sites Sunday evening, stating that one of the biggest changes is in making the paper’s print edition articles easier to find online. A story on the Silicon […]
