I’m covering business around Lubbock, please send me your ideas
Hello there, A-J audience! You may have noticed my identify in the bylines of a number of tales this week and questioned, “who is this individual?”
I am Alana Edgin, the new Company Reporter for the Lubbock Avalanche-Journal as of Monday, May possibly 23. I’ve put in this past week rounding up small business-related stories, and this place definitely retains me fast paced.
I graduated with my bachelor’s in journalism from Angelo State College in 2017, in which I labored for the student newspaper and sometimes freelanced. Following, I joined the San Angelo Conventional-Situations as a typical assignments reporter in 2018 and quickly labored my way by means of masking entertainment, companies, town, crime and everything in-amongst.
Through my time there, I discovered my favorite “conquer” – enterprise. I find it to be the heartbeat of any metropolis, impacting the neighborhood in numerous means. Some of my major posts that are related to those impacts associated a West Texas pet dumping scandal, troubles involving the town and Suddenlink, a historic theatre, and many business openings and closings.
A lot more: 1 calendar year afterwards: Couple sentenced in West Texas canine dumping variations created, canine rehomed
More: ‘Unacceptable:’ San Angelo mayor calls out Suddenlink firm responds
More: Historic San Angelo theater celebrates 90th birthday by yourself owner nevertheless holds hope
For my initially week below, I’ve claimed on a preview of the Lubbock Chamber of Commerce Business enterprise Expo, Vizo’s reopening, and a tale on why gasoline is so highly-priced. I look ahead to covering a lot more of the spot information.
I would also like to inspire folks to access out to me at [email protected] or send me a concept on Twitter @alana_edgin. Allow me know of new companies, how business is impacting you, or anything at all else you assume folks ought to know about in the South Plains.
I search ahead to getting far more of the region, and telling its tales.
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