Arlington Heights, Illinois, April 12, 2019 — The American Society of Business Publication Editors (ASBPE) has announced the winners of its 2019 Regional Awards of Excellence. Scranton Gillette Communications/SGC Horizon won a total of 16 Upper Midwest Region Azbee awards across the following brands: Roads & Bridges, Imaging Technology News, Diagnostic and Interventional Cardiology, Storm Water Solutions, and Water Quality Products. The following SGC Horizon brands also earned Regional Azbees: Construction Equipment, Professional Builder, and ProTradeCraft.com. The awards were presented on April 11, in Chicago, during the ASBPE Upper Midwest Region Ceremony.
“The work of our teams, across multiple platforms, continues to set the standard for excellence in business journalism,” said Ed Gillette, CEO of Scranton Gillette Communications. He added, “These Azbees are a testament to the audience-first approach our content creators take, in print, digital, online videos and podcasts, to provide valued news to the industries we serve.”
Roads & Bridges earned a Gold Azbee in the Print - Special Section category, and a Bronze for its Online - Enewsletter for its Florida International University bridge collapse coverage. In the Online - Podcast category, Roads & Bridges won a Silver Regional Azbee for its “Infrastructure Insider” submission “Revitalizing East Chicago, Indiana, with a Bridge.”
Diagnostic and Interventional Cardiology (DAIC) earned a Silver Azbee in the Online - Social Media Presence category, for its “DAIC Reaches 100,000 People or More Each Month on Social Media” submission.
Imaging Technology News (ITN) won a Silver in the Online - Single Topic Coverage by a Team category for its “Team Coverage of Proton Therapy,” and a Bronze in the Regular Column-Contributed category for “Insights in the Medical Imaging Industry.”
Storm Water Solutions earned a Silver Award in the Print - News category for “Wildfire Warnings” report; and a Bronze Award in the Online - Video News category for its “Tunnel Vision” segment.
Water Quality Products won a Bronze in the Print - News Analysis category, for “Coping in Cape Town” article.
Additionally, three SGC Horizon brands earned Azbee Upper Midwest Awards. Construction Equipment, in the Print - Special Supplement category, earned a Silver for “Annual Report & Forecast;” and a Bronze in the Print - Case History category, for “Telematics Contribute to Project Success.”
“We are thrilled to have our editors' work recognized by ASBPE,” said Rick Blesi, Construction Equipment Publisher. Over the course of the past 30-plus years, Construction Equipment has been consistently honored for editorial excellence. These awards exemplify what we try to bring to our readers: research and insight into issues that affect how they buy and manage equipment fleets,” added Blesi.
Professional Builder earned a Gold in the Print - Technical Article category, for “Play Ahead” news article; a Gold in the All Content - Company Profile category, for “Risk Diverse” news submission; and in the Print - Special Section category, Professional Builder earned a Bronze for its “Special Report: 2018 Housing Giants.”
ProTradeCraft.com earned a Gold in the Online - Video category for “An Insulated Floating Subfloor over a (Slabless) Slab,” and a Silver in the category Online - Web Feature Series, for its “Fall Protection Guide.”
ASBPE’s Azbee Awards of Excellence honor the best in business-to-business media, recognizing outstanding work by B2B, trade association and professional publications. One of the competitive award programs for trade media, the Azbees highlight editorial, online and design excellence with magazines, newsletters and digital media. For 2019, ASBPE reported that it received more than 1,000 entries in 68 categories.
National gold, silver and bronze winners, and the Overall Excellence winners, will be announced at the National Azbee Awards of Excellence banquet, held in conjunction with GenerationB2B, the 2019 ASBPE National Conference at the Poynter Institute in St. Petersburg, FL, on May 9-10, 2019.
For more information on the American Society of Business Publication Editors (ASBPE) and its Azbee Awards Program, visit www.asbpe.org. For more information on Scranton Gillette Communications/SGC Horizons brands, online resources and events, visit www.scrantongillette.com, or www.sgchorizon.com.