Dennis named publisher of Albuquerque Business First

Keith Dennis

Keith Dennis has been named market president and publisher of Albuquerque Business First, an American City Business Journals publications.

Editor Rachel Sams writes, “Dennis succeeds Candace Beeke, who was recently named publisher of the Portland Business Journal.

“‘Albuquerque and the state of New Mexico are in a great position to be a leader in innovation and entrepreneurial growth. Even during a global pandemic, I know the New Mexican business community will rise above and thrive. The Albuquerque Business First team that Candace Beeke built is phenomenal. I am excited to come alongside them and lead us to future successes for the betterment of the business community,’ Dennis said.

“Dennis joined Business First parent company American City Business Journals as an audience development account executive at the Austin Business Journal and was promoted to audience development director in 2015.”

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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.