Place Name: First Place Contestant Name: Prairie City - PCM Explorer Entry Title: PCM Business Entry Credit: Jamee Pierson Judge Comment: Very well written group of stories, with good use of observation and effective use of quotes.
Place Name: Second Place Contestant Name: Colfax - Jasper County Tribune Entry Title: JCT Business Entry Credit: Jamee Pierson Judge Comment: Good variety of subjects. Like all entries in the business category, these could benefit from another voice, preferably that of a customer.
Place Name: Third Place Contestant Name: Greenfield - Adair County Free Press Entry Title: Coverage of Business Entry Credit: Caleb Nelson Judge Comment: Retirement stories work best when the subject explains how the business has changed and how the subject did (or did not) adapt.
