 January 16, 2012 issue of the Mississippi Business Journal | |
| Type | Weekly newspaper |
|---|---|
| Format | Tabloid |
| Owner(s) | Scott Coopwood |
| Founder(s) | Joe Dove |
| Editor | Jack Criss |
| Founded | 1979 |
| Language | English |
| Headquarters | Jackson, Mississippi |
| Circulation | 5,000 |
| ISSN | 0195-0002 |
| Website | msbusinessjournal |
The Mississippi Business Journal is a statewide weekly business newspaper, located in Jackson, Mississippi.
Each issue contains news coverage relating to the Mississippi business world along with regular opinion and freelance columns. Issues are sold statewide and feature a special list that accompanies that week's editorial focus, issues ranging from health care and economic development to banking and law.
Other editorial products include, the annual Book of Lists, Mississippi 100 private companies list, and NEXT! A Guide to Life After High School. Pulse, an issue focusing on health and wellness in Mississippi, was launched in 2010.
The journal hosts the annual Mississippi Business & Technology EXPO in Jackson. It also holds numerous awards programs honoring the state's business and tech community, such as the "Top in Tech" list.
History
The newspaper was established in 1979 by Joe Dove, former business editor of The Clarion-Ledger. He led the newspaper until 1984 when he sold it to Richard Roper, head of Downhome Publications and publisher of Mississippi Magazine. Two years later Roper sold the publication to Rosa Lee Harden Jones. Publisher Joe D. Joes became a part-owner in 1995 along with editor Buddy Bynum. The group sold the journal in 2007 to the Dolan Media Company. It was then acquired in 2012 by Journal Inc., parent company of the Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal. In June 2024, Journal Inc. sold the newspaper to Scott Coopwood.
References
- "MBJ 'Top in Tech' list includes MSU engineering professor, entrepreneurship leader". Mississippi State University.
- "Downhome to publish journal". Hattiesburg American. April 25, 1984. p. 15.
- "State business journal under new ownership". The Northside Sun. November 12, 1987. p. 2.
- "New ownership group takes over business weekly". The Clarion-Ledger. April 22, 1995. p. 21.
- "Dolan Media acquires Mississippi Business Journal". The Picayune Item. Associated Press. April 15, 2007. p. 5.
- "Miss. Business Journal sold". The Clarion-Ledger. August 22, 2012. p. 14.
- Reily, Ross (June 20, 2024). "Mississippi Business Journal sold. See who bought it". The Clarion-Ledger. Retrieved 2024-06-20.