Kevin Tampone
Kevin Tampone is a data-focused business and finance reporter at The Post-Standard, using public records and price, wage and property data to explain how money and markets affect people and companies in New York.
Data-driven coverage of money in New York
Tampone works as a data and trending reporter, building stories from datasets, charts and tables rather than anecdotes. He uses tools such as spreadsheets and online visualization platforms to map trends in the economy, real estate and consumer costs. His social bios describe his role simply as “data journalism” for the outlet, underscoring that his reporting is grounded in numbers and public data, not commentary.
Internal notes highlight him as a resident expert at parsing data, and he is trusted to launch recurring projects that track prices and other indicators over time.
On the finance beat, this approach turns state programs, tax credits and policy shifts into clear explanations of what changes, how much, and for whom, as in his coverage of STAR credit checks and how readers can track their payments. His work stays close to the practical impact of money flows, focusing on what households and businesses need to know to navigate them.
Business and real estate reporting on shifting local markets
Alongside personal finance, Tampone has a long-running business beat, covering deals, retail changes and major property moves.
He has written on acquisitions such as the sale of Renzi Foodservice to a national firm, explaining what the transaction means for the company and the regional market. He covers the life cycle of prominent retail and commercial sites, including the rebranding of Hess gas stations after an acquisition and the demolition of legacy venues like the Sports-O-Rama skating rink. His reporting on Great Northern’s new management firm shows the same focus on ownership, redevelopment and the business strategy behind large properties.
He also compiles data-driven lists of high-end home sales, such as ranking the priciest residential transactions in Onondaga County, with top sales reaching multi-million-dollar figures. Across these stories, Tampone treats real estate as both a business and economic indicator, using deals, closures and redevelopment to show how local markets are evolving.
Service journalism on wages, prices and household budgets
Tampone’s finance coverage often takes the form of service pieces that break down how policy and market shifts touch everyday budgets. He launched a grocery price tracker that is updated monthly, using consistent methodology to show how food costs change over time and what that means for shoppers.
He has reported on minimum wage increases in New York, giving readers specific figures for upcoming changes and outlining how different groups of workers will be affected by the new rates. On state benefits, he writes in a step-by-step format: articles on STAR credit checks explain when payments are sent, how much households can expect, and how to track their credit status if something looks off.
The emphasis is on clarity and actionable detail - dates, dollar amounts, and links to the tools and agencies that readers need to use - rather than broad commentary on policy.
Curating business coverage and long-term beat experience
Tampone’s role extends beyond individual articles to shaping how the outlet presents business news as a whole.
He curates a weekly, subscriber-focused newsletter that collects the most important business coverage into one digest, choosing stories on companies, deals, property and economic trends he judges readers should not miss. Editorial notes describe him as having covered business since 2005, giving him long context on how the regional economy and its major employers have shifted over two decades.
That experience informs his selection and framing: he tends to highlight stories where ownership changes, large investments or policy moves intersect with jobs, prices or taxes. Across his reporting and newsletter work, Tampone’s through-line is consistent - he brings a data-literate, business-grounded view to finance and economic stories, always aimed at showing how numbers on a page translate into real-world consequences.
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