Place Name: First Place Contestant Name: The Holland Sentinel Entry Title: Cassandra Lybrink Entry Credit: Cassandra Lybrink Judge Comment: Great work digging into the why of business changes in the region. Excellent reporting and writing.
Place Name: Second Place Contestant Name: The Daily News, Iron Mountain Entry Title: Jim Anderson Entry Credit: Jim Anderson Judge Comment: Great work tackling often difficult topics on the business beat.
Place Name: Third Place Contestant Name: Petoskey News-Review Entry Title: Ryan Bentley Entry Credit: Ryan Bentley Judge Comment: Author did a good job showing how national trends were affecting local businesses.
