Charlotte Observer growth and development reporter Rago is departing
Gordon Rago, who covers growth and development for the Charlotte Observer, is leaving the paper. He had been at the North Carolina publication since October 2021. Rago had previously been at The Virginian-Pilot since April 2018. He was City Hall reporter covering Chesapeake, Virginia’s second-largest city by population. He previously worked at the York Daily […]
Peña to cover growth and infrastructure for KERA
Pablo Arauz Peña, the breaking news reporter for KERA News, is now covering growth and infrastructure. Peña got his start in public media as a KERA news intern in 2014. Since then, his journalism has taken him to Hollywood and Alaska and back. After graduating from The University of Texas at Arlington in 2018, he […]
The Real Deal seeks a news editor
The Real Deal’s editors oversee content on TheRealDeal.com and in our monthly magazine. Editors work with reporters on a day-to-day basis to perfect the content and copy of news articles and features. The Real Deal looks for editors to be newsroom leaders, capable of assigning stories and guiding journalists through the reporting process. Editors must have excellent […]
Triangle Biz Journal hires Tobin to cover real estate
The Triangle Business Journal has hired Ben Tobin to cover commercial real estate and economic development. He has been covering Wal-Mart and other large retailers for Business Insider. “I’ve deeply missed local news. I cannot wait to roll up my sleeves and work with such a talented team,” wrote Tobin on Twitter. Tobin has been a business […]
The Messenger hires Jones as national real estate reporter
News startup The Messenger has hired Sasha Jones to cover national real estate stories. She will start in two weeks. Jones has been a reporter at the New York Business Journal, an American City Business Journals publication, covering economic development. Prior to joining the New York Business Journal, Jones was a reporter for the The Real Deal, where she […]
Chattanooga paper hires Sessoms to cover growth and development
The Chattanooga Times Free Press has hired Ben Sessoms to cover growth and development, as well as transportation and the environment. He has been a government accountability reporter for CityView Magazine in Fayetteville, North Carolina and previously worked at Carolina Public Press covering local government in eastern North Carolina. Sessoms also covered housing for The (Raleigh) News […]
Anderson takes on commercial real estate beat at Minneapolis/St. Paul Biz Journal
The Minneapolis-St. Paul Business Journal has moved Caitlin Anderson to its commercial real estate beat. She joined the American City Business Journals paper in August 2022. She had been covering technology, startups, residential real estate and health care. Anderson interned for the Business Journal in 2022, mostly covering commercial real estate. She then spent two years as […]
NAREE names annual real estate journalism award winners
The National Association of Real Estate Editors (NAREE) announced the winners of its 73rd Annual Journalism Awards today. This prestigious competition recognizes excellence in reporting, writing, and editing stories about residential and commercial real estate. The awards were announced at NAREE’s annual conference held in Las Vegas at the Caesars Palace hotel. A panel of […]
Post and Courier seek retail and real estate reporter
The Post and Courier, winner of the 2015 Pulitzer Prize for Public Service and a Pulitzer finalist six times since 2011, is looking for a retail/real estate business reporter in our Columbia newsroom. South Carolina’s capital city is attracting major development, including a new electric vehicle maker, and features a robust business community boosted by […]
Teitz to join San Antonio Express-News to cover growth
Liz Teitz will join the San Antonio Express-News to cover growth in the Hill County and along I-35. She will begin in June. Currently, Teitz is a reporter at Colorado-based weekly newspaper Ouray County Plaindealer and Report for America. She also covered state politics and higher education for Hearst Connecticut Media Group via the Hearst […]
