New York City, Apr. 19 2019 — The S&P Global Market Intelligence newsroom garnered significant recognition at the 2019 Azbee Mid Atlantic Regional Awards, held April 18 in Washington, D.C.

Presented by the American Society of Business Publishers and Editors, Azbee awards recognize excellence in business-to-business media, with both regional and national contests.

Journalists from the S&P Global Market Intelligence newsroom were finalists in eight categories in the Mid-Atlantic regional contest and took home awards in every single one.

Web Feature Series

US Financials News Desk Manager Lindsey White and Data Journalist Christopher Vanderpool won GOLD for their series spotlighting the one-year anniversary of Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico. The pair is also a finalist for a national Azbee award, the winners of which will be announced in May.

Hurricane Maria: 1 year on, Puerto Rican bankers recall a 'desperate time'

Puerto Rico bank stocks among industry's best performers a year after hurricane

Puerto Rico's top banking regulator inviting fintech innovation — cautiously

Enterprise News Story

Energy reporters Michael Copley and Garrett Hering won GOLD for their article Cobalt key to electric vehicles but automakers hushed on risks. Their article is also a finalist for a national Azbee award.

Government Coverage

Data Journalist Ashleigh Cotting, Energy reporter Michael Copley, Metals & Mining reporter Kip Keen, Energy reporter Taylor Kuyendall and Global Markets reporter Evan Fallor won SILVER for their coverage of tariffs.

US solar panel imports plunge after trade threat drove buying spree in '17

Tit-for-tat tariffs to impact billions of dollars in US, China trade

Trump's brashness on trade belies US dependence on global mines

Company Profile

Healthcare reporter Julianne Wey and Data Journalist Jason Woleben won BRONZE for their story Aurora Cannabis pushes into international market with relentless acquisitions.

E-Newsletter

ESG Insider, a weekly newsletter developed by US Financials News Desk Manager Lindsey White and Executive Editor Gary Regenstreif, won BRONZE. (Subscribe here.)

Podcast

Senior Research Analyst Nathan Stovall won BRONZE for his Street Talk podcast. (Subscribe here.)

Online Single Topic Coverage by a Team

Energy reporter Michael Copley and Data Journalist Ashleigh Cotting won BRONZE for their reporting on solar tariffs.

Despite tariffs, solar panels getting cheaper in US

China-driven market glut could 'counteract' US solar tariffs

US tariffs start to bite in America's wind and solar power sectors

US solar panel imports plunge after trade threat drove buying spree in '17

As Trump nears decision on solar tariffs, few foresee US manufacturing boom

Online Technical Article

Fintech reporter Rachel Stone, US Financials reporter Declan Harty and Data Journalist Robert Clark won BRONZE for Digital lenders price loans inside a black box of alternative data.

National winners will be announced at the Azbee Awards of Excellence banquet May 9 in St. Petersburg, Fla.

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