Central Valley Biz Journal in California shuts down

The Central Valley Business Journal in California has shut down after 28 years in operation.

A story in the Stockton Record states, “‘It is with a heavy heart I’m announcing the close of the Central Valley Business Journal,’ Publisher Sharon Alley-Calone wrote in an email to employees obtained by The Record. ‘This was a very difficult decision to reach.’

“The monthly business publication, located on Feather River Drive in northwest Stockton, covered business news in San Joaquin, Stanislaus and Merced counties in both print and online.

“Alley-Calone’s 104-word statement did not disclose a reason for the closure, only that she is looking to retire and pursue other opportunities.

“Alley-Calone and Editor Marc Lutz did not respond to messages left by The Record seeking comment Wednesday. It is unclear how many people were employed, received a subscription and when the decision was made.”

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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.