The Central Penn Business Journal is a business newspaper headquartered in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. The publication is circulated on a weekly basis and covers five counties in central Pennsylvania: Cumberland

Cumberland County, Pennsylvania

Cumberland County is a county located in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania and is one of three counties comprising the Harrisburg–Carlisle Metropolitan Statistical Area. As of 2010, the population was 235,406.-History:...

, Dauphin

Dauphin County, Pennsylvania

Dauphin County is a county in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania and is one of the three counties comprising the Harrisburg–Carlisle Metropolitan Statistical Area. As of 2010 census, the population was 268,100. The county includes the city of Harrisburg, which has served as the state capital...

, Lancaster

Lancaster County, Pennsylvania

Lancaster County, known as the Garden Spot of America or Pennsylvania Dutch Country, is a county located in the southeastern part of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, in the United States. As of 2010 the population was 519,445. Lancaster County forms the Lancaster Metropolitan Statistical Area, the...

, Lebanon

Lebanon County, Pennsylvania

As of the census of 2000, there were 120,327 people and 32,771 families residing in the county. The population density was 332 people per square mile . There were 49,320 housing units at an average density of 136 per square mile...

, and York

York County, Pennsylvania

York County is a county in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. As of 2010, the population was 434,972. It is in the Susquehanna Valley, a large fertile agricultural region in South Central Pennsylvania....

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The newspaper also features a blog, THEGADGETCUBE, which focuses on technology for business.

Staff

The Business Journal has five staff writers:

• Brent Burkey, who covers York and Lebanon counties, retail, small business and tourism.

• Holly White, who covers Lancaster County, health care and nonprofits.

• Jim T. Ryan, who covers Cumberland County, logistics, transportation, manufacturing, technology and work force issues.

• Tim Stuhldreher, who covers banking and finance, and energy.

• Jason Scott, who covers Dauphin County, energy, real estate and state government.

Awards and recognition

In 2008, the Business Journal was recognized for the following:

• April 2008 Keystones (Pennsylvania Newspaper Association) Ongoing News Coverage
  • 1st (tie)- Christina Olenchek (Environment and Health)
  • Series: 2nd- Jim T. Ryan (Start-up stories)
  • Business or Consumer Story- Honorable Mention, Christina Olenchek (Cavemen)
  • Feature Photo- Honorable Mention, Amy Spangler (Farewell Sam Bresi)
  • Editorial- 1st, Jason Klinger (Three samples)

• May 2008 SPJ Spotlight Awards (Society of Professional Journalists) Tabloid Page Design, Non-Daily
  • First Place- Kathryn Morton
  • Enterprise Story, Non-Daily- Second Place, David Dagan
  • Editorial Writing, Non-Daily- First Place, Staff
  • Business and Labor Story, Non-Daily- First Place, David Dagan
  • Feature Photo, Non-Daily- Third Place, Amy Spangler

• June 2008 AABP Awards (Alliance of Area Business Publications) Best Use of Photography/Illustration
  • Silver Award- Amy Spangler

• Best Editorial
  • Bronze Award- Central Penn Business Journal for the PHEAA editorial by Dan Fink

• 2008 Newspaper of the Year Awards Layout and Design, Division V
  • Second Place- Kathryn Morton

• September 2008 DataJoe Awards for list research (first place awards only given)
  • Most Inventive E-Commerce Marketing- CPBJ for the Book of Lists Unlocked flash presentation.
  • Most Creative Published Project- CPBJ for Milestones.
  • Longest and Most Complete List- 2007 Nonprofit Wish List directory.