Place Name: First Place Contestant Name: Cedar Rapids - The Gazette Entry Title: Coverage of Business - CR Gazette Entry Credit: The Gazette Judge Comment: Good variety of topics. Stories go beyond profiling a business to explaining underlying issues that help readers understand why things change.
Place Name: Second Place Contestant Name: Sioux City - Sioux City Journal Entry Title: The scoop: Wells sells to confectioner - Three-month tornado - Bomgaars expands its footprint - Tyson Foods to shutter offices - 'Hate to see it go, but it is in bad shape' Entry Credit: Mason Dockter, Jared McNett, Dave Dreeszen Judge Comment: Clear writing and nice variety of topics.
Place Name: Third Place Contestant Name: Dubuque - Telegraph Herald Entry Title: Coverage of Business - TH Entry Credit: Staff Judge Comment: Thorough reporting and clear writing.
