Janet Babin is WNYC’s economic development reporter. Before joining WNYC, she was a reporter for American Public Media's Marketplace.  Ms. Babin has also worked as a producer and guest host on another APM show, The Story.  She's also reported for various NPR programs.  She was a Gerald Loeb Awards finalist for her early reporting on merchant power plants. Her business reporting at WNYC earned Ms. Babin a Front Page award for specialized reporting from the Newswomen's Club of New York, and her Sandy reporting earned a PRNDI award in June 2014, for nationally edited continuing coverage. Find Ms. Babin on Twitter at @jennababin.