Toronto Star business reporter Jacob Lorinc is leaving the paper for a new opportunity.

He has been with the paper since January 2021, focused on economics, labor and independent business.

Lorinc previously was a small business reporter for The Hamilton Standard and as a breaking news reporter for the Star.

He also worked as a digital editor of The Globe and Mail and as an enterprise reporter for the Brunswick News.

He is a graduate of the University of Toronto.