National honorees include CSP news director Steve Holtz; online editor Greg Lindenberg; design editor Abbey Lewis; senior editor/content [image-nocss] development coordinator Angel Abcede; and senior editor Linda Zid.
"This award further validates that we at CSP continue to be No. 1 in delivering to our readers breaking industry news with the most analysis and perspective," said CSP vice president and group editor Mitch Morrison. "We are proud to be the only trade magazine to put out an online daily news product that offers major news features, a robust online news flash, mobile delivery, regular web-enabled TV reports, compelling readership polls and cutting-edge editorials."
"The Casey's/Couche-Tard struggle was easily the story of the year for the convenience-store industry," said Holtz. "So we provided our readers with every detail and nuance that we could. I'm proud to say CSP owned this story from beginning to end."
"Our readers deserve nothing less," Morrison added, "and we will continue to strive to be more relevant to help c-store operators, fuel marketers and industry suppliers grow their businesses."
Since 2000, CSP's editorial team has received 39 editorial-excellence awards, including the prestigious Jesse H. Neal National Business Journalism Award--the highest honor for trade magazine publishers and editors.Click hereto view the award-winning coverage of Casey's and Couche-Tard.Wheaton, Ill.-based ASBPE's annual competition recognizes the work by business, trade, professional and association publication editors and editorial designers in several regions and nationwide. Founded in 1964, ASBPE is the professional association for full-time and freelance editors and writers employed in the business, trade and specialty press.
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