Des Moines Business Record seeks a reporter

Business Publications Corp., (BPC), an award-winning media and communications company, is seeking a full-time journalist to cover business news in Greater Des Moines for the Business Record, our flagship division. The right candidate will join our experienced staff to lead the Business Record’s coverage of the people, issues and trends affecting the business community as […]

Colombo departing Columbus Biz First for Lee Enterprises

Columbus Business First reporter Hayleigh Colombo is leaving the American City Business Journals publication to join a 12-reporter team at Lee Enterprises to do investigative reporting. Her last week will be this week. She had been at Columbus Business First for three years. Colombo has previously worked for the Indianapolis Business Journal as a government and education […]

Houston Business Journal hires France to cover money and finance

The Houston Business Journal has hired Chandler France as its money and finance reporter. He will start on Monday. France is currently the Texas digital reporter for the Hearst newspapers in Texas, which includes the Beaumont Enterprise, Laredo Morning News and Midland Reporter-Telegram. He previously was a reporter for the Tomball, Texas newspaper. France is a graduate […]

BridgeTower names Irwin its executive VP of media

BridgeTower Media, which owns business newspapers across the country, has named Liz Irwin its executive vice president of media. She is also senior group publisher for the Home Furnishings Division, SC Biz and its legal publications in North Carolina and South Carolina. Before joining the company in 2011, she was vice president of advertising at the Charlotte […]

Baltimore Biz Journal seeks hospitality and tourism reporter

The Baltimore Business Journal is looking for a hospitality and tourism reporter to join our newsroom and cover some of the region’s most important — and dynamic — industries. Greater Baltimore’s emerging restaurant scene continues to gain traction on a national scale. Tourism, hit hard during the pandemic, is poised to come back with major […]

Orlando Biz Journal editor Barth to retire at end of the year

Orlando Business Journal editor Cindy Barth plans to retire at the end of the year. Business Journal managing editor Susan Lundine writes, “Among her many accomplishments while at OBJ, Barth helped initiate the Women Who Mean Business awards program and the Community Impact program, and guided the newspaper in winning several national Best in Business Awards from the Society for […]

San Fran Biz Times adds three to newsroom

The San Francisco Business Times has added three new staffers to its newsroom. Editor in chief Doug Fruehling writes, “Simon Campbell has joined the Business Times as special projects editor. He is in charge of all our special publications and award supplements, such as 40 Under 40, Most Influential Women in Bay Area Business and Most Admired […]

Puget Sound Biz Journal has Basnet as a data reporter

The Puget Sound Business Journal has hired Neetish Basnet as a data reporter. Basnet writes, “At the Business Journal, I aim to tell stories behind and through the numbers. When reporting digits is simply not enough, I’ll provide the context and decipher its qualitative value to people and communities. I am also taking on the responsibility of […]

Jacksonville Biz Journal reporter Hast departing

Jacksonville Business Journal tech and finance reporter Julian Hast is departing to cover energy in New York. He has been with the American City Business Journals publication since January. Hast previously worked for the Waseca County News and Owatonna People’s Press in Minnesota. He is a graduate of Carleton College.

Houston Biz Journal hires Gonzalez to cover economic development and education

The Houston Business Journal has hired Sofia Gonzalez to cover economic development, education and diversity, equity and inclusion efforts. Managing editor Jonathan Adams writes, “Gonzalez came to the Houston Business Journal from Community Impact, where she covered economic development and new business around the Houston area. Prior to that, she held an internship at Houstonia Magazine, […]