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Supply Chain Quarterly, DC Velocity win national journalism awards

CSCMP's Supply Chain Quarterly and its sister publication DC Velocity take home the gold at business press awards ceremony.

Throughout its four-year history, CSCMP's Supply Chain Quarterly has received a steady stream of awards for editorial excellence and design. That record remains intact: on August 4, The Quarterlyand its sister publication DCVelocity received gold "Azbee" awards at the American Society of Business Publication Editors' (ASBPE) 33rd annual awards banquet. Supply Chain Quarterly is jointly owned by the Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals (CSCMP) and Agile Business Media LLC, which publishes DCVelocity.

The "Perspective" column written by James Cooke, editor of CSCMP's Supply Chain Quarterly, won a gold Azbee award for best regular staff-written column for publications under $2 million in annual revenue. The Quarterly also received the first place award in the special supplement category for magazines under $2 million in revenue for its "2010 Special Issue: The State of Logistics." Cooke, Managing Editor Toby Gooley, Associate Managing Editor Susan Lacefield, and Director of Creative Services Keisha Capitola were cited for their work on the special issue.


The monthly "Outbound" column written by DCVelocityGroup Editorial Director Mitch MacDonald and edited by Executive Editor Karen Bachrach received a first place award for best regular staff-written column for publications with more than $2 million in annual revenue.

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