Smart Business Journalism & Design Awards
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Society of Professional Journalists (Ohio)
- 1st Place: Best Trade Publication Website: “Smart Business Online” Smart Business Magazine (Adam Burroughs)
- 2nd Place: Best Trade Department: “Building Stronger Communities” Smart Business Akron/Canton (Adam Burroughs)
Ohio Excellence in Journalism
Business Publications Category:
- 1st Place: Features: Package: “LeBron Inc.: Sports Superstar. Philanthropist. Businessman.” Smart Business Cleveland (Staff)
- 1st Place: Departments/Columns: “Uniquely Columbus” Smart Business Columbus (Jayne Gest & Jim Mericsko)
- 1st Place: Public Service/Investigative: “Special Report: Manufacturing – The Internet of Things” Smart Business Cleveland (Dennis Seeds)
- 2nd Place: General News: “The moment of truth: Scott L. Scarborough is confident tough times will soon be a distant memory at the University of Akron” Smart Business Akron/Canton (Mark Scott)
- 2nd Place: Features: Personality Profile: “Steady at the helm: How Dr. Steven Gabbe provided calm leadership at Wexner Medical Center while ushering in profound cultural change” Smart Business Columbus (Jayne Gest)
- 2nd Place: Features: General: “The challenge at the edge: Former SpaceX engineer Jeff Taylor navigates regulations, fast growth at Event38” Smart Business Akron/Canton (Adam Burroughs)
- 2nd Place: Features: Trends: “Addressing the education talent gap,” Smart Business Akron/Canton (Adam Burroughs)
- 2nd Place: Departments/Columns: “Building Stronger Communities” Smart Business Akron/Canton (Adam Burroughs & Mark Scott)
- 3rd Place: Departments/Columns: “Care and Feeding” (CEO-contributed regular quarterly column) Smart Business Akron/Canton (Daniel Flowers)
- 3rd Place (tie): Best Business Publication in Ohio: Smart Business Akron/Canton
- 3rd Place (tie): Best Business Publication in Ohio: Smart Business Columbus
Open Category:
General Journalism, all types of publications—daily, non-daily, monthlies, magazines, trade publications, business publications
- 1st Place: Business Column: “From the Publisher – Long live the king” Smart Business Cleveland (Dustin S. Klein)
- 2nd Place: Business Column: “On the Ball – The Trust Gap” Smart Business Akron/Canton (Andre Thornton)
- 2nd Place: Best in Ohio: Column: “From the CEO” Smart Business Cleveland (Fred Koury)
Visuals Category:
General Journalism, all types of publications—daily, non-daily, monthlies, magazines, trade publications, business publications
- 1st Place: Spread or Multiple Page – Magazines: “COSI – World of Wonder” Smart Business Columbus (Jim Mericsko)
- 1st Place: Best Use of Multimedia: “LeBron Inc.: Sports Superstar. Philanthropist. Businessman.” Smart Business Cleveland (Staff)
- 3rd Place: Infographics: “2015 Central Ohio Leadership Census” Smart Business Columbus (Jim Mericsko)
American Society of Business Publication Editors (Heartland Region)
- Bronze (3rd Place): E-Zine/Digital Replica: “LeBron Inc.: Sports Superstar. Philanthropist. Businessman.” Smart Business Cleveland (Jim Mericsko & Dustin S. Klein)
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Society of Professional Journalists (Ohio)
- 1st Place: Best Trade Department: “Building Stronger Communities” Smart Business Cleveland (Dennis Seeds; Jim Mericsko)
- 2nd Place: Best Trade Department: “Building Stronger Communities” Smart Business Columbus (Jayne Gest; Jim Mericsko)
- 2nd Place: Best Feature Design: “Building Strong Communities” Smart Business Columbus (Jim Mericsko)
Ohio Excellence in Journalism
- 1st Place: Features, Personality Profile: “Leap of Faith” Smart Business Akron/Canton (Adam Burroughs)
- 1st Place: Departments/Columns: “Uniquely Columbus” Smart Business Columbus (Jim Mericsko & Jayne Gest)
- 3rd Place: Departments/Columns: “Building Stronger Communities” Smart Business Akron/Canton (Adam Burroughs)
- 3rd Place: Best Business Publication in Ohio: Smart Business Cleveland
- 3rd Place: Best Business Column in Ohio: “Tips from the Top” Smart Business Cleveland (Michael Feuer)
American Society of Business Publication Editors (Heartland Region)
- Bronze (3rd Place): Individual Profile: “Agility & Balance,” Smart Business Columbus (Jayne Gest)
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Society of Professional Journalists (Ohio)
- 1st Place: Best Personality Profile: “Keys to the Castle/To Earn the View From KeyCorp CEO Beth Mooney’s Office, you Need Leadership,” Smart Business Cleveland (Greg Jones)
- 1st Place: Best Trade Columnist in Ohio: “Tips from the Top,” Smart Business Cleveland, Columbus, Akron/Canton & Cincinnati (Michael Feuer)
Ohio Excellence in Journalism
- 1st Place: Features, General: “All Aboard/How Robert Pasin dug deep to help Radio Flyer evolve for a new era of customers,” Smart Business Cleveland (Mark Scott)
- 2nd Place: Features, Personality Profile: “Keys to the Castle/To Earn the View from KeyCorpo CEO Beth Mooney’s Office, you Need Leadership,” Smart Business Cleveland (Greg Jones)
- 3rd Place: Features, Personality Profile: “A new direction/Alex Johnson returns to Tri-C to become the college’s fourth president in 50 years,” Smart Business Cleveland (Greg Jones)
- 3rd Place: Departments/Columns: “Tips from the Top,” Smart Business Cleveland (Michael Feuer)
American Society of Business Publication Editors (Central/Southeast Region)
- Gold (1st Place): Regular Contributed Column: “Tips from the Top,” Smart Business Cleveland (Michael Feuer)
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Society of Professional Journalists (Ohio)
- 1st Place: Best Trade Columnist in Ohio: “Tips from the Top,” Smart Business Cleveland, Columbus, Akron/Canton & Cincinnati (Michael Feuer)
- 2nd Place: Best General Story: “Learning to Execute,” Smart Business Cleveland (Mark Scott)
Ohio Excellence in Journalism
- 1st Place: Features, General: “Overcoming Obstacles/How Shigeki Terashi helped Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing to full production,” Smart Business Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky (Greg Jones)
- 2nd Place: Departments/Columns: “Tips from the Top,” Smart Business Cleveland (Michael Feuer)
American Society of Business Publication Editors (Central/Southeast Region)
- Gold (1st Place): Regular Contributed Column: “Tips from the Top,” Smart Business Cleveland (Michael Feuer)
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Society of Professional Journalists (Ohio)
- 1st Place: Best Personality Profile: “Getting Well,” Smart Business Cleveland, (Kristy O’Hara)
- 2nd Place: Best Trade Columnist in Ohio: “Tips from the Top,” Smart Business Cleveland, Columbus, Akron/Canton & Cincinnati (Michael Feuer)
- 2nd Place: Best Trade Publication in Ohio: Smart Business Cleveland
Ohio Excellence in Journalism
- 1st Place: Department/Columns: “Tips from the Top,” Smart Business Cleveland (Michael Feuer)
- 2nd Place: Features, Personality Profile: “Through the looking glass,” Smart Business Cleveland (Mark Scott)
American Society of Business Publication Editors (West Region)
- Gold (1st Place): Individual Profile: “A new brew,” Smart Business Los Angeles (Mark Scott)
American Society of Business Publication Editors (Central/Southeast Region)
- Bronze (3rd Place): Regular Contributed Column: “Tips from the Top,” Smart Business Cleveland (Michael Feuer)
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Society of Professional Journalists (Ohio)
- 1st Place: Best Trade Publication in Ohio: Smart Business Cleveland
Ohio Excellence in Journalism
- 1st Place: Features, Personality Profile: “Getting Well,” Smart Business Cleveland (Kristy O’Hara)
- 1st Place: Departments/Columns: “Tips from the Top,” Smart Business Cleveland (Michael Feuer)
American Society of Business Publication Editors (Central/Southeast Region)
- Gold (1st Place): Regular Contributed Column: “Tips from the Top,” Smart Business Cleveland (Michael Feuer)
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Society of Professional Journalists (Ohio)
- 1st Place: Best Personality Profile: “Calling for a Revolution,” Smart Business Cleveland, (Kristy O’Hara) [Revol Wireless]
- 1st Place: Best Trade Report: “More than Money,” Smart Business Cleveland (Brooke Bates)
- 2nd Place: Best Trade Publication in Ohio: Smart Business Cleveland
- 2nd Place: Best Trade Columnist in Ohio: “The Business of Life,” Smart Business Cleveland (Jim Huling)
Ohio Excellence in Journalism
- 2nd Place: Features, Personality Profile: “Calling for a Revolution,” Smart Business Cleveland (Kristy O’Hara)
American Society of Business Publication Editors (Central/Southeast Region)
- Gold (1st Place): Regular Contributed Column: “Tips from the Top,” Smart Business Cleveland (Michael Feuer)
- Bronze (3rd Place): Regular Contributed Column: “The Business of Life,” Smart Business Cleveland (Jim Huling)
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American Society of Business Publication Editors (Central/Southeast Region)
- Bronze (3rd Place): Regular Contributed Column: “The Business of Life,” Smart Business Cleveland (Jim Huling)
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Ohio Excellence in Journalism
- 2nd Place: Personality Profile: “Cavalier Attitude,” Smart Business Cleveland (Kristy O’Hara)
American Society of Business Publication Editors (Central/Southeast Region)
- Gold (1st Place): Regular Contributed Column: “Tips from the Top,” Smart Business Cleveland (Michael Feuer)
- Silver (2nd Place): Regular Contributed Column: “The Business of Life,” Smart Business Cleveland (Jim Huling)
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Society of Professional Journalists (Ohio)
- 1st Place: Best Trade Publication in Ohio: Smart Business Cleveland
- 2nd Place: Best Trade Report: “Constructing a Solution,” Smart Business Cleveland
- 2nd Place: Best Business Profile: “Brand Aid,” Smart Business Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky
Society of Professional Journalists (Florida)
- 2nd Place: Business Story: “Shipping magnate,” Smart Business Miami (Dan Jacobs)
Society of Professional Journalists (Inland Empire, SoCal)
- 2nd Place: Business Story: “Beating Bankruptcy,” Smart Business Orange County (Ray Marano)
Ohio Excellence in Journalism
- 1st Place: General News: “Card Shark,” Smart Business Cleveland (Todd Shryock)
- 2nd Place: Headline Writing: “Trash Talk,” Smart Business Cincinnati (Michael Marzec)
- Honorable Mention: General Feature: “Air Traffic Controller,” Smart Business Cleveland (Todd Shryock)
- Honorable Mention: Departments/Columns: “Fast Lane,” Smart Business Columbus (Abby Cymerman)
American Society of Business Publication Editors (Central/Southeast Region)
- Gold (1st Place): Regular Contributed Column: “Tips from the Top,” Smart Business Cleveland (Michael Feuer)
American Graphic Design Awards
- Cover and Magazine Layout: Smart Business Atlanta (Jim Mericsko)
- Cover and Magazine Layout: Smart Business Dallas (Jim Mericsko)
- Cover and Magazine Layout: Smart Business Miami (Jim Mericsko)
- Cover and Magazine Layout: Smart Business San Diego (Jim Mericsko)
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Society of Professional Journalists (Ohio)
- 1st Place: Best Trade Publication in Ohio: Smart Business Cleveland
American Society of Business Publication Editors (Central/Southeast Region)
- Gold (1st Place): Regular Contributed Column: “Tips from the Top,” Smart Business Cleveland (Michael Feuer)
- Gold (1st Place): Case History: “Mission Critical,” Smart Business Cleveland (Todd Shryock)
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Ohio Excellence in Journalism
- 1st Place: Features Packages: “Master Innovators,” Smart Business Cleveland (Todd Shryock)
- 1st Place: Headline Writing: “Scooping the Competition,” Smart Business Cleveland (Todd Shryock)
- 1st Place: Departments/Columns: “Smart Ideas,” Smart Business Cleveland
- 2nd Place: Personality Profile: “Civic Minded,” Smart Business Cleveland (Dustin S. Klein)
- 2nd Place: General Feature: “X-ray Vision,” Smart Business Cleveland (Todd Shryock)
- 2nd Place: Features, Trends: “Two Brothers,” Smart Business Cleveland (Todd Shryock)
- 2nd Place: Spread or Multiple Page Design: “Scooping the Competition,” Smart Business Cleveland (Jim Mericsko)
- 3rd Place: Headline Writing: “The Cardinal Rule,” Smart Business Columbus (Kelly Tomkies)
- Honorable Mention: Features, Trends: “People Power,” Smart Business Cleveland (Todd Shryock)
- Honorable Mention: Best Business Publication in Ohio: Smart Business Cleveland
American Graphic Design Awards
- Cover and Magazine Layout: Smart Business Columbus (Jim Mericsko)
- Cover and Magazine Layout: Smart Business Indianapolis (Jim Mericsko)
- Cover and Magazine Layout: Smart Business Philadelphia (Jim Mericsko)
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Society of Professional Journalists (Ohio)
- 1st Place: Best Business Publication in Ohio: Smart Business Cleveland
Ohio Excellence in Journalism
- 1st Place: Breaking News: “Crisis at Case,” Smart Business Cleveland (Dustin S. Klein)
- 1st Place: Personality Profile: “Miller’s Crossing,” Smart Business Cleveland (Kim Palmer)
- 1st Place: General Features: “Brand Leader,” Smart Business Cleveland (Morgan Lewis)
- 1st Place: Departments/Columns: “Smart Ideas,” Smart Business Cleveland
- 2nd Place: Headline Writing: “The Right Mann For the Job,” Smart Business Akron/Canton
- Honorable Mention: Features Package: “Fire Inside,” Smart Business Cleveland
American Graphic Design Awards
- Cover and Magazine Layout: Smart Business Akron/Canton (Jim Mericsko)
- Cover and Magazine Layout: Smart Business Atlanta (Jim Mericsko)
- Cover and Magazine Layout: Smart Business Cleveland (Jim Mericsko)
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Society of Professional Journalists (Ohio)
- 2nd Place: Best Business Coverage: “Creative Destruction,” Smart Business Cleveland (Deborah Garofalo & Kim Palmer)
- 2nd Place: Best Business Coverage: “Bellwether,” Smart Business Cleveland (Kim Palmer)
Ohio Excellence in Journalism
- 1st Place: Best Business Publication in Ohio: Smart Business Cleveland
- 1st Place: Personality Profile: “Bread Winners,” Smart Business Cleveland (Morgan Lewis)
- 2nd Place: Trends: “Giving and Getting By in Cleveland,” Smart Business Cleveland (Kim Palmer)
- Honorable Mention: Public Service/Investigate: “Sticking It Out,” Smart Business Cleveland (Morgan Lewis)
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Ohio Excellence in Journalism
- 1st Place: Features, Trends: “Aliens Stole My Staff: The State of HR”, Smart Business Cleveland
- 2nd Place: Departments: “FYI,” Smart Business Cleveland (Todd Shryock)
- 2nd Place: Personality Profile: “Hard to Kill,” Smart Business Cleveland (Morgan Lewis)
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Ohio Excellence in Journalism
- 1st Place: Best Special Section: “A Click Away,” Smart Business Cleveland
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Ohio Excellence in Journalism
- 1st Place: Public Service Report: “Inflation’s Evil Twin,” Smart Business Cleveland (Dustin S. Klein & William Hoffman)
- 2nd Place: Business Publication Editorial: “The Value of Customer Service,” Smart Business Cleveland (Dustin S. Klein)
- Honorable Mention: Best Business Publication in Ohio: Smart Business Cleveland
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Ohio Excellence in Journalism
- 1st Place: Public Service Report: “The Fuss over Electric Deregulation,” Smart Business Cleveland (Dustin S. Klein & William Hoffman)
American Graphic Design Awards
- Media Kit: Smart Business Magazine (Jim Mericsko)
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Ohio Excellence in Journalism
- 1st Place: Best Trade Publication in Ohio: Smart Business Cleveland
