Arkansas Business names new publisher

Mitch Bettis has been named the new publisher of the Arkansas Business newspaper.

A story on its website states, “Bettis, who begins his duties at ABPG on Feb. 25, brings more than 29 years of experience in management and publishing to his new role at Arkansas’ leading niche publishing group. At ABPG, he’ll manage the daily operations of a company that produces 20 weekly, monthly, semiannual and annual titles, as well as contract publications and websites.

“Bettis will also be publisher of Arkansas Business, founded in 1984. Arkansas Business covers business news in Arkansas in a weekly print newspaper and on a daily website, ArkansasBusiness.com.

“‘I’m excited about joining ABPG,’ Bettis said. ‘The company is known for its portfolio of quality print and digital products, and I look forward to being a part of the team.’

“Since 2011, Bettis has overseen GateHouse Media’s 19 print and digital products in 10 communities in Arkansas and northern Louisiana. In that role, he led the publishing, editorial and sales efforts of more than 100 staff members.”

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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.