| Brevard Business News | |
| Type: | Weekly newspaper |
| Format: | Tabloid |
| Foundation: | 1981 |
| Owners: | Adrienne B. Roth |
| Publisher: | Brevard Business News Inc. |
| Editor: | Ken Datzman |
| Language: | English |
| 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 |
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.[1] Coverage also includes non-profit organizations and educational institutions, health, technology and commerce, and other issues at the local and national level.[2]
It publishes every Monday.[3] By 1987, circulation reached 10,000.[4]
Fred Krupski started Brevard Business News with a partner in 1981 and served as its president and publisher.[5] [6] Krupski, a Native of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, worked in journalism for several years and helped start the Orlando daily before founding the Brevard Business News.[7] During its early years, it was published bi-monthly, but changed to weekly.[8] [9] The office was originally located in Cocoa but moved to Melbourne. Ken Datzman served as the editor.[10]
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.[11] [12]
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."[13] 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.[14]