Publisher, editor acquire New Jersey business publication

The publisher and editor of ROI-NJ have acquired the New Jersey-based business publication for an undisclosed amount.

A story on its website states, “The pair acquired the company from Amy Smith, the head of Prospect Publishing LLC. Terms of the deal were not announced.

“[Tom] Hughes will continue in his role as publisher, leading all business operations, while [Tom] Bergeron will continue in his role as editor, overseeing all editorial initiatives.

“Bergeron said the organization’s editorial mission and objectives will remain the same.

“‘We feel ROI-NJ plays an important role in the New Jersey business community — especially as it interacts with government and economic development officials,’ Bergeron said. ‘Our goal remains what it always has been: To give the key leaders in the state the information they need to do business.'”

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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.