Awards

At Building Indiana News, our creative staff spends hours working hard to bring you the latest construction and economic news in Indiana. We are honored to have been recognized with the prestigious awards you see here.

APEX Award

The APEX Awards for Publication Excellence is an annual competition for writers, editors, publications staff and business and nonprofit communicators. 2008 marks the 20th annual APEX Awards. The awards are based on excellence in graphic design, editorial content, and the ability to achieve overall communications excellence. Building Indiana News received this award in the category of New Magazines & Journals. Winners for the 2008 competition were chosen from nearly 4,500 submissions.

The Hermes Gold Award

The Association of Marketing and Communication Professionals describes the Hermes award as "honoring the messengers and creators of traditional and emerging media." An international competition, the award honors creative professionals in a variety of industries, including corporate marketing and communication departments, advertising agencies, PR firms, design shops, production companies, web based innovators and freelancers.

Service Industry Advertising Awards Silver Award

The SIAA recognizes advertising excellence in the service industry in businesses all over the country. Many other advertising awards are dominated by consumer goods, packaged goods and other tangible products. The SIAA helps recognize that the service industry adds a significant contribution to marketing and advertising. Building Indiana News was chosen from among 2,000 entries. We received this award for 2007 and 2008.

Marcom Award

MarCom Awards is an international competition for marketing and communication professionals involved in the concept, writing and design of marketing and communication programs and print, visual and audio materials. Building Indiana News won in the Industry Magazine category in both 2006 and 2007. Winners were chosen from over 5,000 entries from the United States as well as several foreign countries. Approximately 16 percent of entries received Gold awards.

Summit Creative Award

This award was created to recognize and celebrate the creative accomplishments of small and medium sized advertising agencies and other creative companies throughout the world. Building Indiana News received a bronze level award in the category of Editorial/Publishing. For all entries, on average, only 16 percent of submissions receive an award annually.

APEX Award

The APEX Awards for Publication Excellence is an annual competition for writers, editors, publications staff and business and nonprofit communicators. APEX Awards are based on excellence in graphic design, editorial content, and the ability to achieve overall communications excellence. Building Indiana News received this award in the category of New Magazines & Journals. Winners were chosen from nearly 5,000 submissions.