Albany Business Review publisher to retire

Cindy Applebaum

Cindy Applebaum, publisher of the Albany Business Review, has announced she will retire later this year.

Melissa Mangini of the Business Review writes, “Her strong relationships in the business community have contributed to the continued growth of the Business Review over the past five years.

“Notably, Applebaum led the Business Review through the unprecedented times of the pandemic — moving a news and sales operation remote, navigating the switch to virtual events and continuing to be a valued resource for the business community.

“American City Business Journals, the parent of the company of the Business Review, will begin searching for Applebaum’s replacement immediately. She will stay on in her role as publisher until a successor is found and the transition is completed.”

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Chris Roush

Chris Roush was the dean of the School of Communications at Quinnipiac University in Hamden, Connecticut. He was previously Walter E. Hussman Sr. Distinguished Professor in business journalism at UNC-Chapel Hill. He is a former business journalist for Bloomberg News, Businessweek, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, The Tampa Tribune and the Sarasota Herald-Tribune. He is the author of the leading business reporting textbook "Show me the Money: Writing Business and Economics Stories for Mass Communication" and "Thinking Things Over," a biography of former Wall Street Journal editor Vermont Royster.