Scott has been a journalist since shortly after graduating from SUNY Potsdam, in 1997.

He has covered an array of beats, but his focus has been on business journalism for the better part of his career, starting as the business writer for The Leader, a daily newspaper in Corning, N.Y.

He was previously a writer and an editor for The Leader-Herald, in Gloversville, and he comes to The Daily Gazette from The Post-Star, in Glens Falls, where he was previously the business editor and assistant city editor.