Complex sentence: Bill Carey and David A. Fox conceived "NashvillePost.com" in 1999 and began publishing early in 2000; both were former business reporters for "The Tennessean".
Split into simpler sentences: Bill Carey and David A. Fox conceived "NashvillePost.com" in 1999 and began publishing early in 2000. Both were former business reporters for "The Tennessean".