LA Business Journal hires finance reporter, copy editor

The Los Angeles Business Journal has hired a new finance reporter and a new copy editor. Pat Maio, the new finance reporter, will start on Sept. 28. Maio has held various reporting and editorial management positions over the past three decades, having specialized in business and government reporting. He has covered major financial stories ranging […]

Biz journalist Vella joins Polestar in media relations

Business journalist Matt Vella has been hired by Polestar, which develops electric performance cars for Volvo, where he will be responsible for global media relations. Vella most recently was executive editor at Time overseeing enterprise reporting projects. He had been the magazine’s business editor from 2013 to 2014 and then was an assistant managing editor. “In my […]

Bankrate hires Business Insider’s Harney to develop audience

Megan Harney has been hired by personal finance site Bankrate.com as an audience development editor. Harney came from Business Insider, where she was distribution editor since January. She previously had been the associate distribution editor. Harney previously worked as a freelance reporter for the Irish Echo. She is a graduate of Fairfield University. While in college, […]

Senior editor Barro is leaving Business Insider

Josh Barro, a senior editor and columnist at Business Insider, is leaving the website. His destination was not mentioned in an email sent out on Wednesday by editor in chief Nicholas Carlson. On Twitter, Barro wrote, “I have an exciting next step that will be announced in the coming days.” Barro rejoined Business Insider in February […]

Atlanta Biz Chronicle hires new restaurant/airport reporter

Alexandra Gailey has been hired by the Atlanta Business Chronicle as its restaurants and airports reporter. She will start later this month. Gailey spent the summer interning on the business news desk of the Boston Globe, where she wrote two front-page stories. She interned last summer at the Charlotte Business Journal, a sister paper to the […]

CNBC hires four news associates

CNBC has hired four new journalists as part of its 18-month rotation program where they will handle a variety of assignments. The new staffers are: Waverly Colville, CNBC.com news associate. Colville worked on the breaking news desk of The Wall Street Journal this summer and is a graduate of the University of Missouri. She previously interned […]

CNBC hires Holland as a GA reporter

Nik Deogun, senior vice president and editor in chief at CNBC, sent out the following announcement on Wednesday: I am excited to announce Frank Holland is joining CNBC as a general assignment reporter, effective September 24.  He will be based at CNBC Global Headquarters in Englewood Cliffs, N.J. Frank is an award-winning anchor and reporter […]

Wollman named editor of Engadget

Dana Wollman has been named editor of tech news site Engadget. She had been executive editor. Wollman writes, “More recently, Engadget started investing big in long form and has since published investigative features on topics as diverse as abused Reddit moderators and data privacy. Last year we also hosted the first-ever Engadget Experience, a one-day exhibition of interactive installations that […]

Lowery departs new job after one month

Ilana Lowery, who was hired as executive editor of Business Real Estate Weekly of Arizona last month, has left the publication. On Facebook, Lowery wrote, “Determined after a very short stint that it was a bad fit … which happens. It’s unfortunate, but I’m staying positive! I am a big believer that everything happens for a reason.” […]

Dayton Biz Journal hires first data reporter

The Dayton Business Journal has hired Elizabeth Kyle as its first data reporter. Editor Caleb Stephens writes, “A Chicago native, Kyle previously was an editorial intern at the DBJ. “As data reporter, she will be responsible for producing the weekly Top 25 Lists and editorial content tied to them. She also will work on data-driven analytical stories, […]