05/27/2026
Congratulations to the Indianapolis Business Journal on this well-deserved recognition. Strong business journalism plays an important role in shaping informed conversations around growth, leadership, policy, and economic development across Indiana.
We appreciate the work the IBJ team does to highlight the people, organizations, and issues driving our state forward.
Indianapolis Business Journal was just recognized among the top independent business publications in the world.
At the Alliance of Area Business Publishers annual conference, IBJ was named the #2 large independently owned business newspaper across the U.S., Canada and Australia, alongside Crain’s Chicago Business and Crain’s New York Business.
This recognition reflects the strength of our newsroom and the impact of the work produced across IBJ Media every day. Our team was honored with multiple individual and editorial awards, including:
• Mason King earned a gold award for hosting the IBJ Podcast and a silver award for Eight@8; Chris Spangle also contributed to the award-winning podcast.
• Alex Brown, Daniel Lee and Marek Mazurek received a gold award for reporting on a nuclear company’s move to Indiana.
• Susan Orr was recognized with a gold award for technology reporting.
• Audrey Pelsor received a bronze award for design work on “The Year in Sports."
• Mickey Shuey earned a silver award for best scoop.
• Daniel Bradley received a silver award for best feature story.
• The IBJ editorial team was awarded silver for best editorial in the large publication category.
These honors highlight the depth of talent across our newsroom, design and digital teams and our shared commitment to delivering trusted, relevant coverage for Indiana’s business community.
Learn more about the awards: https://ow.ly/SgKQ50Z4Lmj