Harvey named executive editor of Business Alabama
Alec Harvey has been hired as executive editor of Business Alabama magazine. He replaces Chris McFadyen, who is retiring as editorial director after 36 years with the company. Nedra Bloom of Business Alabama writes, “A former national president of the Society for Features Journalism, what he missed most at Auburn was writing, a yearning he filled with […]
Charleston Business returns with print magazine in May
Lori Coon, the publisher of Charleston Business Magazine, writes about the decision to return to print in May. Coon writes, “We did not publish our April printed magazines, but instead launched a daily statewide newsletter, The Business Narrative, to keep businesses up to date on the constant c hanges within our business environment. It has […]
San Diego Magazine ceases operations after 72 years
The San Diego Magazine, which has been a source of providing local culture news and has acted as a guide “to the good life in San Diego” for the past 72 years, will be closing, reports Times of San Diego. In an email to contributors, editor-in-chief Erin Meanley Glenny wrote, “A companywide lay-off is happening […]
Dykes named editor of South Carolina business publications
David Dykes has been named editor of Greenville Business Magazine, Columbia Business Monthly and Charleston Business Magazine. A story on Greenville Business states, “Dykes, a native of Shreveport, La., received his bachelor’s degree from the University of Arizona, where he majored in journalism. “He has worked at The Greenville News, Charlotte Observer and newspapers and […]
Journalists partner to launch British business magazine
Graeme Anderson has teamed up with Colin Young to co-edit Wear Business, a new business magazine being launched in Great Britain. Anderson was on the Sunderland Echo’s sports desk for almost 20 years. Young is a former soccer correspondent at Sun and Daily Mail North-East. Apart from Anderson and Young, the team consists of former […]
Meredith seeks executive editor for Emma, magazine about women and money
Meredith is launching a new quarterly print magazine in May 2020, all about women & money. The working title for the brand is Emma. The brand will also publish digital content, daily social content, and a weekly e-newsletter. We are looking to hire an Executive Editor who will be responsible for concepting this new start-up […]
Vermont business magazine closes its doors
Business People-Vermont magazine has gone out of business. Anne Wallace Allen of VTDigger.com reports, “Business People started in 1984 as part of a Portland, Maine-based franchise that grew to include 35 publications called Business Digest, all serving communities of 150,000 people or fewer, Paul Tenney said. The magazines did very well in the 1980s and […]
Bridge Michigan seeks a business reporter
Bridge Magazine seeks an enterprising, versatile and knowledgeable reporter to launch a new Michigan Business Watch beat covering business news and insights across the state for our award-winning, nonpartisan, nonprofit publication. The successful candidate will join a growing, talented team in a state rich in business news, including publicly traded mega-corporations competing in the global economy, […]
Inc.’s Ledbetter talks about the magazine’s strategy and success
Dean Rotbart of Business Unconventional interviewed Inc. editor in chief James Ledbetter as the magazine celebrates its 40th anniversary. Ledbetter has been at the top spot since March 2014. Inc. focuses on covering fast-growing and private companies. Inc. magazine requires tax statements or a signed accounting statement from companies to be included in its Inc. 5000 […]
How a pregnant CEO ended up on the cover of Inc. magazine
James Ledbetter, the editor in chief of Inc. magazine, wrote the following for Talking Biz News: We didn’t start out with the conscious idea “let’s make history.” Still, when I learned in the spring that Audrey Gelman, the cofounder of the women’s coworking space The Wing was pregnant and not shy about it, I felt […]
