NORTH LIBERTY, IOWA (July 2, 2019) — The Corridor Business Journal was honored on June 29 with an award for its 2018 series, "Working for a Living," which examined issues affecting the region's working-class, including minimum wage, the rising cost of living, and housing affordability.
The gold award for Best Feature in the small publications category was given by the Alliance of Area Business Publishers (AABP), which annually recognizes excellence in journalism, photography, and design from 55 member publications across the country. The award marked the CBJ's first in nearly a decade, following awards for coverage of the floods of 2008.
Twenty-four judges, all faculty members from the University of Missouri School of Journalism, brought their expertise to the selection process.
"This three-part series about minimum wage succeeds in examining an often-covered topic from different perspectives and melds personal experience with insightful data," wrote the faculty judges from the University of Missouri School of Journalism. "The result is a package that's compelling and complete with real people involved shining through."
“We are honored to receive this award from the Alliance of Area Business Publishers, which counts some of the top business journals in the country among its membership,” said Corridor Business Journal Editor and Chief Content Officer Adam Moore. “The CBJ works hard every day to produce quality, impactful journalism, and this award is validation that we’re on the right track.”
CBJ Members can read the complete series in the February 5, March 12, and April 9 digital editions of the weekly Corridor Business Journal. A web version of the series is also available at corridorbusiness.com.
About Corridor Business Journal: The Corridor Media Group Inc (CMG) is a family-owned media company based in North Liberty, Iowa, and the publisher of the Corridor Business Journal (CBJ), a weekly source of comprehensive business coverage for Iowa’s Creative Corridor. CMG also provides custom publishing, digital news, business data, and hosts the region’s most popular corporate and awards-based events. For more information or to subscribe, visit www.corridorbusiness.com.
