Pensions & Investments hires Ligon to cover BlackRock

Cheyenne Ligon will join Pensions & Investments as the business of money management reporter, with a focus on BlackRock, the world’s largest asset investment manager. Ligon will be based in New York City and report to Erin Arvedlund, P&I’s enterprise editor. Ligon was formerly on the news team at CoinDesk, where she focused on crypto […]

Crain’s Chicago unveils redesigned website

Crain’s Chicago Business has redesigned its website, writes publisher Jim Kirk. Kirk writes, “We’ve redesigned our site to bring you an improved reading experience on all your devices and make it even easier to keep up with the award-winning journalism you care about most. “You’ll find: A more immersive article experience designed to minimize distractions and […]

Crain’s New York hires Marroquin to cover real estate

Crain’s New York Business editor in chief Cory Schouten sent out the following to the staff: I’m delighted to share that Mario Marroquin will be joining the newsroom as a real estate reporter starting Monday, May 1. Mario has covered real estate at Markets Group and NJBiz, and in a freelance capacity for The Real Deal and […]

De Rosa departs Pensions & Investments for startup

Anthony De Rosa, the digital content director for Pensions & Investments, has left the Crain Communications publication. De Rosa has become head of content and product for ON_Discourse, a new media venture focused on the business of technology. DeRosa previously was audience editor for The Wall Street Journal’s U.S. news coverage. Before joining the Journal, […]

Emery named exec editor at Crain’s Staffing Industry Analysts

Chelsea Emery has left the editor in chief position at The Expert Press to become the executive editor at Staffing Industry Analysts (SIA), a division of Crain Communications Inc. In her new role, Emery will lead the development and execution of SIA’s news and editorial products, including daily, weekly, monthly digital and print coverage. Prior to The […]

Ad Age seeks a social media editor

As Social Media Editor, you will work closely with the editorial, marketing and events teams to lead day to day efforts for Ad Age on all social media channels. This includes hands-on involvement in developing and executing the social media strategy while strengthening and growing our social ecosystem, traffic and overall reach. To excel at […]

Crain’s Grand Rapids Business has launched

Lisa Rudy, the publisher of Crain’s Grand Rapids Business, writes about its launch after Crain Communication bought the Grand Rapids Business Journal and MiBiz and combined the two. Rudy writes, “At the time of those acquisitions, we pledged our commitment to giving our readers and our business partners the most comprehensive news and information about the […]

Crain’s New York seeks a real estate reporter

Crain’s New York Business is seeking an experienced, creative, highly motivated reporter to cover real estate in New York City. This candidate will join an experienced, collaborative team devoted to covering all aspects of the real estate industry for a highly engaged and sophisticated audience. Our goal is to break every important real estate story […]

Crain’s New York real estate reporter Sachmechi joins real estate firm

Crain’s New York Business commercial real estate reporter Natalie Sachmechi has joined real estate firm Compass. She had been at Crain’s New York since May 2020. “I’m proud of the work I’ve done covering the city’s real estate industry with a microscope in hand,” said Sachmechi in a statement. “Making the move at a pivotal time […]

Boomgaard named editor of Grand Rapids Biz Journal

Joe Boomgaard, the editor of MiBiz, has been named editor of Crain’s Grand Rapids Business. An MiBiz story states, “Boomgaard, a West Michigan native, brings a wealth of newsroom leadership experience to the role. He’s worked on the MiBiz editorial team since 2007, helping to develop a team of reporters who cover the business community across the West […]