As publisher Dan Brogan noted, last week was a great one for 5280. The magazine was named again as a finalist for a National Magazine Award and was nominated for five awards from the City and Regional Magazine Association.
The National Magazine Award nod went to “Low on O2,” 5280′s in-depth look at the often-misunderstood effects of living at high altitude, which appeared in the October 2009 issue and was written by staffers Lindsey B. Koehler and Natasha Gardner.
The nominees for the City and Regional Magazine Association awards are:
- Writer of the Year: Robert Sanchez
- Photo Essay: “The Forgotten Plains,” by Jefferson Panis
- Reader Service: “Snow Business,” by Lindsey B. Koehler, Natasha Gardner, Patrick Doyle, Julie Dugdale, Geoff Van Dyke, Corey H. Jones
- E-Newsletter: “Table Talk,” by Amanda Faison
- Community Service Project: “Single in the City Event”
Dovetail Solutions has added University of Colorado Hospital (UCH) to its client roster. Dovetail will “develop strategic community investment within UCH, as well as media relations and public relations activities on behalf the academic hospital.” UCH, located on the Anschutz Medical Campus, is the region’s only academic hospital and consistently ranks among the top hospitals in the country by U.S. News and World Report.
Congratulations to Cohn Marketing, which nabbed three silver awards and one gold at the annual MAXI Awards, the shopping center industry’s highest marketing honor. Cohn also picked up a 2010 REBRAND 100 Global Award for is rebranding work with client Seattle Fish Company.
Among those hiring this week are Webb PR, Acme Manufacturing, Brewer’s Association, Charter Communications, Denver Water, Evergreen Newspapers, Hitachi Consulting, Lockton Corp., Newmont Mining, The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research (New York City), Archer Daniels Midland Company (Decatur, Ill.), and Maker’s Mark (Loretto, Ky.).
