Crain’s Detroit executive editor Root departing after 2.5 years

Kelley Root, the executive editor of Crain’s Detroit Business, is leaving the publication to explore new opportunities. Her last day is Sept. 2. She joined the publication in March 2020. Root was previously at The Detroit News, and was named managing editor in 2019. She held a series of senior editor roles since joining The […]

Green Market Report hires three new staffers

Green Market Report, a Crain Communications publication, has hired Jenel Stelton-Holtmeier as its managing editor. She comes from MJBiz where she was editorial director of projects. She will remain based in Boulder, Colorado, and will help create a new menu of newsletters along with other projects. Green Market Report also recently hired breaking news reporter […]

Crain’s Detroit hires Watson as business reporter

Rachel E. Watson has joined Crain’s Detroit Business as a business reporter to cover the West Michigan market. Recently, Watson served as a senior reporter at the Grand Rapids Business Journal and as associate digital editor for the Grand Rapids Business Journal’s and Grand Rapids Magazine’s websites. Previously, she reported on small business, law, human resources, […]

Automotive News hires Newcomb as a mobility reporter

Automotive News has hired Doug Newcomb as a mobility reporter. “I feel fortunate to have a ringside seat to report on the innovations, people and trends that are transforming transportation,” he wrote on LinkedIn. Newcomb was previously senior industry analyst for mobility at Wards Intelligence. He has been senior editor of technology for Edmunds.com, executive editor of […]

Pensions & Investments hires Degen as DC reporter

Pensions & Investments has hired Courtney Degen as a Washington reporter. She will start next week. Degen recent graduated with a master’s degree from Northwestern University. While there, she was a reporter for the Medill News Service in Washington. She was a reporter for the Madison Commons before graduate school. Degen holds a bachelor’s degree from the […]

Modern Healthcare’s Teichert joining NY Daily News

Erica Teichert is joining the New York Daily News as its director of audience starting June 27. She was previously managing editor, digital at Modern Healthcare, where she managed day-to-day operations of the newsroom and used data and analytics to guide the publication’s digital content strategy. She previously served as Modern Healthcare’s news editor and […]

Pensions & Investments hires Kolker as audience development editor

Gennady Kolker has been hired by Pensions & Investments as an audience development editor. Kolker has been director of content packaging at Bleacher Report for the past four years. He previously worked as growth editor of digital and social media for HBO and senior growth editor for Fusion Media Group. Koler also worked at The Guardian […]

Pensions & Investments hires Thrasher to cover asset managers

Michael Thrasher, editor in chief of Institutional Investor’s RIAIntel, has been hired by Pensions & Investments to cover asset managers. He will start next week. Thrasher joined Institutional Investor three years ago as a reporter. He previously was a reporter for WealthManagement.com, where he has been since January 2017. Thrasher has covered brokerages, RIAs and everything […]

Green Market Report seeks a general assignment reporter

Crain’s Communication’s news and information cannabis industry site, Green Market Report, is seeking a General Assignment Reporter to join its growing newsroom. The ideal candidate will be an experienced journalist who is familiar with the cannabis industry and the legal and regulatory issues surrounding it. The editors are looking for a self-starter who can cultivate […]

Modern Healthcare hires Hudson to cover hospital finance

Modern Healthcare has hired Caroline Hudson to cover hospital finance. She is currently a banking and finance reporter at  the Charlotte Business Journal. Her last day will be June 24. She also covered entrepreneurs and small business. Hudson as been at the Business Journal since December 2017. Before that, she spent two years at the Washington Daily […]