Brevard Business News
{{short description|Weekly newspaper in Melbourne, Florida, United States}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=February 2025}}
{{Infobox newspaper
| name = Brevard Business News
| type = Weekly newspaper
| format = Tabloid
| foundation = 1981
| ceased publication =
| owners = Adrienne B. Roth
| publisher = Brevard Business News Inc.
| editor = Ken Datzman
| maneditor =
| staff =
| language = English
| political =
| circulation = 10,000 weekly
| headquarters = 4300 Fortune Place
Suite D
Melbourne, Florida
| sister newspapers = Brevard Business News is an independent publication
| oclc = 13920007
| ISSN = 0889-5104
| website = {{URL|brevardbusinessnews.com}}
}}
Brevard Business News is a weekly newspaper in Melbourne, Florida, United States covering business news and trends for the Space Coast region of Central Florida."Business, Management and Industry - Publications - United States of America", Benn's Media - Volume 3, Benn Business Information Services, 2000, page 446. Coverage also includes non-profit organizations and educational institutions, health, technology and commerce, and other issues at the local and national level.[https://www.everythingbrevard.com/BusinessServices/Advertising/BrevardBusinessNews.html "Brevard Business News"], everythingbrevard.com. Retrieved March 3, 2021.
It publishes every Monday.Darth, Del; Marth, Marty and Marth, Nancy. Marth's 1999 Florida Guide, Swanee River Press, page 44. {{ISBN|9781885034120}} By 1987, circulation reached 10,000.Baker, Elizabeth. [https://www.newspapers.com/image/173823976/ "Publication solicitors said to use threats in name of law enforcers"], Florida Today, March 1, 1987, page 1B.
History
Fred Krupski started Brevard Business News with a partner in 1981 and served as its president and publisher.Mathers, Sandra. [https://www.orlandosentinel.com/1997/04/18/she-mastered-world-of-weekly-newspapers/ "She Mastered World Of Weekly Newspapers"], Orlando Sentinel, April 18, 1997. Retrieved on May 26, 2011."Business Progressions", Orlando Sentinel, May 10, 1987 page 8. Krupski, a Native of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, worked in journalism for several years and helped start the Orlando daily before founding the Brevard Business News."Fred Krupski obituary", Florida Today, June 05, 2008. During its early years, it was published bi-monthly, but changed to weekly.Kassack, Cheryl. [https://www.newspapers.com/image/173800340/ "Capsules"], Florida Today, March 2, 1985, page 8C.Burr, Louise. [https://www.newspapers.com/image/125214620/ "14 newspapers keeping residents informed"], Florida Today, October 20, 1985, page 2N. The office was originally located in Cocoa but moved to Melbourne. Ken Datzman served as the editor.[https://www.newspapers.com/image/174026983/ "Media: Newspapers"], Florida Today, April 26, 1987, page 10K.
Adrienne B. Roth purchased it in 1986. Krupski continued reporting on business issues and eventually founded the News Observer in Titusville, Florida, where he served as the publisher.Rose, Allen. [https://www.newspapers.com/image/230496096/ "Brevard At Large"], Brevard Weekly of the Orlando Sentinel, December 14, 2008, page D-1.[https://www.newspapers.com/image/229903891/ "Portfolio"], Brevard Weekly of the Orlando Sentinel, May 10, 1987, page 8.
In 1988, Central Brevard Women's Network awarded Brevard Business News with the Eleanor Outstanding Achievement Award for making "significant contributions to women's issues, interests and financial welfare."Lindsey, Hanna Lea. [https://www.newspapers.com/image/177628333/ "Women's network awards advocates"], Florida Today, October 9, 1988, page 1F. In 2002, the Melbourne-Palm Bay Area Chamber of Commerce recognized Brevard Business News for contributions in media to the "public and the business community" at the 17th-annual Business Achievement Awards.Blake, Scott. "Businesses awarded for achievement", Florida Today, October 11, 2002, pages 1C-2C.
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Category:1981 establishments in Florida
Category:Business newspapers published in the United States
Category:Companies based in Brevard County, Florida