Changes include tailored market report, more analysis

Today, The Gazette unveils expanded business coverage and new features in each day’s Business section. These changes are aimed at providing the news and information you need as you work, invest, spend money and do business in the Pikes Peak region.

The centerpiece of these improvements is a new stock market report. Instead of running hundreds of yesterday’s closing prices for stocks and mutual funds, The Gazette’s new Money & Markets page features news and analysis about how the markets are performing — and where they’re expected to go. We’ll continue to list closing prices for about 100 stocks of companies that are of interest to local readers.

Our Money & Markets report at gazette.com (under the Business tab) complements our print report and features a look-up service of current prices for all stocks and mutual funds. In the space we’re saving in print with our new Money & Markets report, we’re adding news, analysis and stories on topics you’ve told us are important to you: technology, investing, spending, real estate and careers.

Here’s a rundown of the changes you’ll find in the Business section:

Sundays:

We’ve expanded our Business section to six pages and are focusing on stories about local newsmakers, trends and issues.

You’ll also find some of your favorite business content, including new incorporations, people on the move and networking groups. Page 2 of our Sunday section now features a “Business Roundtable,” with local business experts and national columnists weighing in on issues of the day.

Mondays:

Start your work week with stories about careers, the workplace and smallbusiness issues. We’re launching a new feature by local image consultant Tia Warren, and Terry Zarsky of the Pikes Peak Library District will tell us what’s hot off the business press. Monday’s Business section also features a datebook to help plan your week.

Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays:

Our daily business coverage includes our new Money & Markets report on stock markets, mutual funds, foreign currencies, interest rates and other information.

Page 2 of the Business section highlights a different topic each day: technology, money management, spending, real estate and investing. On our Business cover on these days, you’ll find a columnist tied to that day’s topic.

Saturdays:

Regular stock listings will remain in print every Saturday, along with stories related to investing.

Let us know what you think of the improvements. E-mail joanna.bean@gazette.com or call 636-0273.

THE NEW LINEUP

Mondays:

Marie McIntyre’s Career Coach column and a focus on careers, the workplace and small business.

Tuesdays:

Bill Husted’s Technobuddy column and a focus on technology.

Wednesdays:

Dan Serra’s Money Management column and a focus on personal finance.

Thursdays:

Jim Flynn’s Money & The Law column and a focus on spending.

Fridays:

Thomas Musil’s Real Estate Q&A column and a focus on real estate.

Saturdays:

Humberto Cruz’s The Savings Game column and a focus on investing.