Minneapolis/St. Paul Biz Journal hires retail and food reporter

Alex Van Abbema

Alex Van Abbema joined the Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal’s newsroom last week to cover retail, restaurants, food and beverage producers and business travel.

A story on its website states, “He’s no stranger to the Business Journal. Last summer, Alex was an intern here, writing daily posts but also spearheading a special Cover Story project on the biggest franchisees based and operating in Minnesota.

“Alex is a graduate of the University of Minnesota with a bachelor’s degree in journalism with a business management minor.

“‘I’m thrilled to have Alex back with us,’ said Business Journal Editor Dirk DeYoung. ‘He brings with him a keen interest in what makes business people tick, and he wants to create content that serves them.'”

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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.