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Biz columnist Steffy to join strategic comm firm

Loren Steffy, the business columnist for the Houston Chronicle who resigned last week, is joining the strategic communications firm 30 Point Strategies, Talking Biz News has learned.

The Houston Press reported last week that he was joining a think tank.

At 30 Point, Steffy will be a senior writer focusing on helping clients deal with complex and controversial issues. He will continue to be based in Houston.

“Loren has a deep understanding of a range of industries and is a very talented story-teller – two skills that are at the heart of our work for our clients,” said Adam Levy, co-founder of 30 Point Strategies. “We are thrilled he’s joining our expanding team.”

During his nine years at the Chronicle, Steffy provided insight into major stories, including the trial of Enron executives Ken Lay and Jeff Skilling, the BP Texas City refinery explosion, the Deepwater Horizon disaster and the merger of Continental and United Airlines. He wrote extensively on energy issues, from oil and gas exploration to electricity deregulation.

Prior to joining the Chronicle, Steffy was the Dallas bureau chief and a senior writer for Bloomberg News.

EDITOR’S NOTE: Levy has been writing a column for Talking Biz News.

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.

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