KC Biz Journal hires Friestad to cover commercial real estate
The Kansas City Business Journal has hired Thomas Friestad to cover commercial real estate. Friestad writes, “I followed my passion for journalism from the Washington, D.C., suburbs to the University of Missouri. There, I was fortunate to take part in numerous formative opportunities — most notably, two weeks of field reporting in Costa Rica and […]
Crain’s New York hires Sachmechi to cover commercial real estate
Crain’s New York Business has hired Natalie Sachmechi to cover the commercial real estate beat. She will start on May 4. Sachmechi graduated from NYU’s business journalism master’s program in December. She has been at Forbes since June last year, first as a leadership reporter, then a billionaires reporter and am now an assistant editor […]
Bloomberg’s Wong receives Sanford Best Young Journalist Award
The SABEW Canada chapter has given its second annual Best Young Journalist Award to Natalie Wong of Bloomberg News. The award is named after former Financial Post and Canadian Business journalist Jeff Sanford. Soon after joining Bloomberg in 2017, Wong broke news about the Canadian government’s plan to impose steel tariffs on importers, which moved […]
Plain Dealer lays off real estate reporter Jarboe
Michelle Jarboe, the commercial real estate reporter at the Cleveland Plain Dealer, has been laid off by the paper. The move comes after the paper laid off four other staffers from its business desk last week. The newspaper laid off 10 of its remaining 14 Guild members on Friday. On Facebook, she wrote, “It has […]
Bankrate.com hires two mortgage reporters
Personal finance site Bankrate.com has hired two new mortgage reporters — senior reporter Jeff Ostrowski and reporter Javier SImon. Ostrowski has been a business reporter at the Palm Beach Post since 1999. He covered real estate, the economy and public companies, including Fortune 500 firms NextEra Energy, Carrier Global and Office Depot. He reported and […]
HousingWire promoted Wheeler to editor in chief
Sarah Wheeler has been promoted to editor in chief of HousingWire. Diego Sanchez of HousingWire reports, “Wheeler joined HousingWire in 2013 as content editor and was promoted to magazine editor in 2015. As editor of HousingWire Magazine, Wheeler’s team was awarded numerous accolades from several respected business journalism associations, most notably recognized as a 2017 […]
Business Insider hires Crain’s Geiger to cover real estate
Dan Geiger, a senior reporter at Crain’s New York Business, will be leaving the organization to join Business Insider covering real estate. His new role begins Monday, April 6. As a senior reporter, Geiger reported and wrote feature articles for the publication in print and online. He also produced breaking news for the company’s website. […]
Toronto biz publisher cuts 70 amid pandemic
Key Media, the Toronto-based publisher of real estate publications, has cut more than a third of its global workforce amid the coronavirus pandemic. Josh Rubin of the Toronto Star reports, “This week, the publishing and conference company issued severance notices to 70 people, in offices as widespread as Canada, the U.S., U.K., Singapore and Australia. […]
Kansas City Biz Journal seeks commercial real estate reporter
Kansas City Business Journal is looking for a reporter to cover commercial real estate. As a reporter, you will cover everything from expansions, relocations and other deals, to coverage of important real estate events and trends. The ideal candidate can marry strong traditional journalism skills with online and social media know-how. Candidates must have a […]
WSJ reporter Friedman switches to housing and economics beat
Wall Street Journal reporter Nicole Friedman will be switching beats and will be taking on the role of U.S. housing and economics reporter. Most recently, she was a Berkshire Hathaway and insurance reporter for the publication. Before coming to The Journal, Friedman was with The Oregonian working as a reporter. Friedman is a graduate of […]
