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Triad Biz Journal hires new economic development reporter

Luke Bollinger

Luke Bollinger has been hired by the Triad Business Journal as a reporter.

He starts Tuesday, Jan. 2.

Bollinger will cover economic development, reporting on the intersection of government and business as well as job growth in the Triad’s major industries, including manufacturing and aviation.

“We were impressed with Luke’s skills and experience and believe he’ll make a great addition to our dynamic news team,” said TBJ Editor-in-chief Rebecca Troyer.

Bollinger is a December 2017 graduate from UNC-Chapel Hill, where he majored in journalism and political science. During his time in school, he worked on the North Carolina Business News Wire and The Daily Tar Heel student newspaper.

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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