The Business Journal - Since the first issue was published in 1984, the mission of The Business Journal has remained constant: to promote business and industry throughout the region. Originally titled the Youngstown Business Journal, the twice-monthly publication has since grown in range and scope to encompass a five-county area including Mahoning, Trumbull and Columbiana counties in Ohio as well as Mercer and Lawrence counties in Pennsylvania. A daily Internet version, The Daily Business Journal Online, further expands the publication's reach into the offices and storefronts of local business leaders.

The Business Journal is widely regarded by the business community as one of the most valuable and credible sources of commerce news. Regular features include insightful industry and market reports, company success stories and executive insights as well as the area's most complete compilation of comparative mortgage, interest rates and auto loan rates. In addition to an impressive volume of information, The Business Journal also carries a long-standing reputation for offering high caliber reporting and journalistic integrity combined with positive projections for the region's business opportunities.

In 2003, The Business Journal was the only area news organization recognized by the Press Club of Cleveland with three key awards. The paper received two first-place awards for "Excellence in Journalism" in the New Media and Single Cartoon categories, and a second-place award for "Excellence in Journalism" in the General News, Business Publication category.Business Journal readers are offered monthly updates on educational programs that serve business, a periodic behind-the-scenes look at the media business, ongoing features introducing company Web sites, as well as insightful articles on local politics. Periodic special sections also highlight business communities in a particular city or county.

The Business Journal enjoys a readership of 45,000 business owners, executives, professionals, and government and civic leaders in the fivecounty region. Demographic studies document that Business Journal readers earn the area's highest household incomes and also make important spending decisions on behalf of their companies. For more information on how our unique business-to-business target market can help your company communicate its marketing message, contact our sales manager, Jan O'Malley, at salesmgr@business-journal.com, call 330-744-5023, or 1-800-837-6397.

The Daily Business Journal Online reaches more than 18,000 dedicated readers each week, with an average of more than 14,000 returning to the site more than once a week.

Whether online or in-hand, The Business Journal acts as a catalyst, resource and point-of-contact for today's business leaders in the five-county area.

To submit information for publication, send an e-mail to info@business-journal.com.