From our own Mary Warner at SBJ:

The Springfield Business Journal was a big winner in this year’s Better Newspaper Contest presented by the Missouri Press Association.
Here is a list of awards they won:

*1^st Place, Best Local Business Coverage, Eric Olson
*1^st Place, Best Page Design, Aaron Scott
*1^st Place, Best Online Newspaper or Website, Geoff Pickle
*1^st Place, Best Ad Idea or Promotion of an Advertiser, “Sustainable”, Mar’Ellen Felin
*1^st Place, Best Ad Idea or Promotion of the Newspaper, “VIP Pass”, Heather Mosley
*2^nd Place, General Excellence
*2^nd Place, Best Ad Idea or Promotion of an Advertiser, “Make Over Team”, Mar’Ellen Felin
*4^th Place, Best Ad Idea or Promotion of an Advertiser, “Who’s Who”, Mar’Ellen Felin
*4^th Place, Best Ad Idea or Promotion of the Newspaper, “SBJ.net/life”, James Phinney

Very impressive!  We are “honored” to have such an honored publication as a member of our chapter.