New biz journal coming to North Carolina

A New business newspaper is launching in Fayetteville, North Carolina, reports Cece Nunn of Wilmington Biz.

Nunn reports, “The Greater Fayetteville Business Journal is set to launch May 28, according to a news release.

“Coverage in print and digital offerings will range from in-depth stories on economic trends and opportunities to profiles of new companies and people in new positions, the release stated.

“’Businesspeople have proven, time and time again, to be key players in doing the hard work to help our region thrive,’ publisher Marty Cayton said in the release. ‘We look forward to offering entrepreneurs what they deserve – vital information, support that provides better accountability on issues affecting businesses, recognition and coverage of what makes our region a great place for business.’

“Cayton has been a businessman in the Fayetteville MSA for over 30 years in the technology industry. For the new endeavor, Cayton partnered with the Greater Wilmington Business Journal, which is owned by Rob Kaiser and Robert Preville.”

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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.