Prairie Business names new editor

Prairie Business, which covers both Dakotas and western Minnesota, has named Kris Bevill as its new editor.

She replaces Alan van Ormer.

An article on its website states, “Bevill, a North Dakota native, has spent the past eight years in the magazine and conference business.

“She recently worked for Grand Forks, N.D.-based BBI International, providing editorial content and support for three international biofuels trade magazines — Ethanol Producer Magazine, Biodiesel Magazine and Biomass Magazine.

“Bevill has tackled many tough, technical topics and has extensive knowledge of business, politics, regulations and energy issues in this region and beyond.”

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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.