The Tri-Cities Area Journal of Business earned two silver awards at the Alliance of Area Business Publishers’ 2025 Editorial Excellence Awards program on June 20 in Ottawa, Canada.

The annual competition, coordinated and judged by faculty in the University of Missouri School of Journalism, recognizes editorial excellence and outstanding visual presentation in regional business publications throughout North America.

The Journal of Business received the following journalism awards in the small publication size category:

Rachel Visick

Best Beat Reporting, Real Estate — silver: Rachel Visick, reporter.

Judge’s comments: “This lovely package of stories explores a variety of topics within real estate and their community impacts, from a giant international company making logistics investments to an individual family making use of relaxed zoning regulations. Strong local voices throughout elevated the reporting.”

Best Ancillary Publication — silver: Focus: Agriculture + Viticulture in the Columbia Basin. 

Judge’s comments: “This publication packs a lot into a tightly planned section and covers local agriculture with a rich collection of stories. The nice use of visuals and graphic elements help round out a solid and useful package.”

Work submitted for the contest must have first appeared in 2024.