Business North Carolina's Awards

BNC has earned a reputation as one of America’s best regional business magazines. And that commitment to being the best pays off for its advertisers. Judges of the Association of Area Business Publications editorial awards had this to say: “This magazine is so well-designed that it has a powerful feeling of integrity, consistency and completeness — terrific qualities for a business publication. What a great environment for advertisers!”

Here’s a sampling of recent AABP prizes, gleaned from the more than 95 national awards the magazine has won:

  2010

• Gold: Best Use of Photography/ Illustrations
• Gold: Best Body of Work by a Single Writer, Edward Martin 
• Bronze: Best Personality Profile 
• Bronze: Best Local Coverage of a National Story  
• Bronze: Best Magazine

2009

• Gold: Best Feature
• Gold: Best Personality Profile
  
• Silver: Best Body of Work
• Bronze: Best Magazine

2008

• Gold: Best Reporter
• Bronze: Best Bylined Commentary
• Bronze: Best Feature Layout
• Bronze: Best Use of Photography/ Illustrations

2007

• Gold: Best Personality Profile
• Silver: Best Magazine
• Bronze: Best Cover
• Bronze: Best Overall Design

2006

• Gold: Best Feature
• Gold: Best Headlines
• Silver: Best Recurring Feature
• Silver: Best Reporter

2005

• Gold: Best Feature
• Gold: Best Headlines

2004

• Gold: Best Reporter
• Gold: Best Explanatory Journalism
• Gold: Best Headlines
• Gold: Best Feature

2003

• Gold: Best Body of Work by a Single Writer, Edward Martin
• Gold: Best Personality Profile
• Gold: Best Feature
• Bronze: Best Magazine
• Bronze: Best Explanatory Journalism
• Bronze: Best Cover
• Bronze: Best Headlines

2002

• Gold: Best Body of Work by a Single Writer, Edward Martin
• Gold: Best Personality Profile
• Silver: Best Cover

2001

• Gold: Best Headlines
• Gold: Best Feature
• Silver: Best Reporter

2000

• Gold: Best Feature
• Silver: Best Reporter
• Silver: Best Investigative Reporting
• Silver: Best Headlines

1999

• Silver: Best Magazine

1998

• Gold: Best Local Spin of a National/Economic Story

1997

• Gold: Best Infographics

1996

• Silver: General Excellence

1995

• Gold: Best Overall Design