Cardinal News, which covers Southwest Virginia, has hired Matt Busse as a business reporter.

Dwayne Yancey of Cardinal News writes, “Matt spent nearly 19 years at The News & Advance in Lynchburg, most recently as its managing editor. He began as a reporter covering business, local government and courts, and later served as the digital editor for multiple Virginia newsrooms. A Richmond native, he graduated from Virginia Commonwealth University with a degree in mass communications. He lives in Lynchburg. You can reach him at [email protected].

“He’ll be covering economic issues across Southwest and Southside, with particular attention on energy and the environment.

“We started in September 2021 with two full-time staff reporters. With Matt coming on board, we now have six, triple our original reporting staff. Our full staff now consists of 10 full-time employees plus a part-time copy editor.”

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