The first of two awards banquets for The 2013 American Business Awards will take place on Monday, June 17 at the Fairmont Chicago Millennium Park Hotel. Tickets are still available.  This is the first time the ABAs will be held in Chicago, after 10 years in New York.  Gold, Silver and Bronze Stevie Award winners for management, overall organizational achievement, PR, marketing, customer service, HR, publications, video, and live events will be presented on Monday. 

See the lists of Finalists by category for this year's ABAs, and download the program for next Monday's awards banquet.

The second banquet, to announce Stevie winners in categories for new products and services and technology-related industries, will be held in San Francisco on September 16.

We're expecting around 450 Finalists and their guests at next Monday's banquet.  Who's coming so far?  Here are the organizations who have already confirmed their attendance.

ABS Associates  Inc. Rolling Meadows  IL
Accenture  Chicago  IL
Actiontec Electronics Sunnyvale CA
Adconion Direct  San Diego  CA
AECOM  New York  NY
Aflac  Columbus  GA
agencyEA  Chicago IL
Alex and Ani Cranston RI
American Bar Association  Chicago  IL
American Medical Response Colorado Springs CO
Americas’ SAP Users’ Group (ASUG) Chicago IL
ARIAD Pharmaceuticals  Inc. Cambridge  MA
Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization Redondo Beach CA
AT&T Inc. Dallas TX
Avion Pharmaceuticals Alpharetta GA
AXA Equitable  New York NY
Bandwidth  Raleigh  NC
BCI/Bath Planet  Palatine  IL
BDS Marketing Inc. Irvine CA
BenefitMall Dallas TX
Best Doctors Inc. Boston MA
Bhava Communications  Berkeley CA
Blackboard Inc. Washington DC
Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina Durham NC
BMO Capital Markets New York NY
Booz Allen Hamilton McLean VA
borro New York NY
Bulldog Solutions  Austin TX
Cabell Huntington Hospital  Huntington  WV
CAIS  New York NY
CallidusCloud  Pleasanton CA
Capital Access Network  Inc.  New York  NY
Capstrat Raleigh NC
CareerBuilder.com Chicago IL
Cellairis  Alpharetta  GA
CFS2 Tulsa OK
Chesapeake Bay Foundation Annapolis MD
Cisco Systems  San Jose CA
College Works Painting  Irvine  CA
Constant Contact Waltham MA
Continental Stock Transfer & Trust New York NY
Creative Lodging Solutions  Lexington  KY
Creative Media Productions LaGrangeville NY
Crocs Inc.  Niwot  CO
Cross Country Home Services Sunrise FL
CyraCom International Inc. Tucson AZ
Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport Dallas TX
DHL Express Tempe AZ
Diligent Board Member Services New York NY
Direct Edge Jersey City NJ
Direct Energy Pittsburgh PA
Domino's Pizza  Ann Arbor MI
DRC Reston VA
Dun & Bradstreet Credibility Corp.  Malibu CA
Durée & Company  Inc.  Ft. Lauderdale  FL
Edmodo  Inc. San Mateo  CA
Electric Insurance Company Beverly MA
EMKAY Inc. Itasca IL
Empire Today Northlake IL
Enterprise Community Investment Columbia MD
Enterprise Fleet Management St. Louis MO
Everblue Huntersville NC
ExactTarget  Indianapolis  IN
Expedia Media Solutions  Bellevue WA
Experian Consumer Services  Costa Mesa CA
EZCOM Software  Englewood  NJ
Fazoli's Italian Restaurants Lexington KY
FBMC Benefits Management Tallahassee FL
Fitness Consulting Group Elizabethtown KY
Grand Canyon University Phoenix AZ
Haystak Digital Marketing  Ft. Myers  FL
Heineken USA  White Plains  NY
Home Instead Senior Care  Omaha  NE
Hyatt Legal Plans  Cleveland  OH
IDEXX Laboratories Westbrook ME
Information Builders New York NY
INSZOOM.COM INC.  San Ramon  CA
Interactions Corporation  Franklin  MA
Intermec Technologies Corp. Everett WA
International Financial Data Services Toronto Canada
inVNT  New York  NY
Isagenix International LLC Chandler AZ
Jacobs Agency  Chicago  IL
JDNA & Subsidiaries Chino CA
John Hancock  Boston MA
Junction Networks  New York  NY
K'NEX  Hatfield PA
Kno Santa Clara CA
Learning@Cisco San Jose CA
LifeLock Tempe AZ
Makovsky New York NY
MarketBridge Bethesda MD
Marriott Vacations Worldwide Corporation  Orlando  FL
Marsh Urbandale IA
McKinsey Development Warrenton VA
Melissa Sones Consulting  New York NY
Motive Interactive Inc San Diego CA
MSA  The Safety Company  Pittsburgh  PA
MSLGROUP  Chicago  IL
NASCAR  New York  NY
National Football League New York NY
National Retail Federation Washington DC
Newlight Technologies LLC Irvine CA
Nongshim America Rancho Cuamonga CA
North American Power  Norwalk  CT
Northwestern Mutual  Milwaukee  WI
Omintracs  Inc.  San Diego  CA
Orbis Technologies Inc. Annapolis MD
Oshkosh Corporation  Oshkosh WI
Panasonic   Wesley Chapel FL
Piedmont Healthcare  Atlanta  GA
PrintingForLess.com Livingston MT
Procter & Gamble  Cincinnati  OH
ProposalHelper Reston VA
Quality Systems Inc. Irvine CA
R.S. Owens  Chicago IL
Randstad US Boston MA
ReachForce Austin TX
Renters Warehouse Minnetonka MN
Response Mine Interactive Atlanta GA
RiseSmart Inc. San Jose CA
Rising Medical Solutions  Chicago  IL
Rodan + Fields San Francisco CA
Rosewood Services  Inc.  Great Bend KS
Roth Staffing Companies L.P. Orange CA
SAP  New York  NY
SBA Communications Corporation Boca Raton FL
SchoolMessenger Los Gatos CA
SCRA  Charleston  SC
ShareBuilder by Capital One  Seattle WA
Siemens Building Technologies Buffalo Grove IL
Siemens Medical Solutions USA Inc. Malvern PA
Siteworx LLC Reston VA
Slack and Company  Chicago IL
SMITH  Seattle  WA
SoftPro  Raleigh NC
Sony PlayStation  Foster City  CA
Sparks Grove Atlanta GA
Squarespace New York NY
SquareTrade  San Francisco  CA
Sun Life Financial  Wellesley Hills  MA
SunGard Availability Services  Wayne  PA
Tanis Communications  Inc.  San Jose  CA
The Ken Blanchard Companies Escondido CA
The Navicor Group LLC Westerville OH
The Remi Group Charlotte NC
The Visionary Group LA  Los Angeles  CA
thebigword  New York City  NY
Theresa Bradley-Banta Real Estate Consultancy Denver CO
Thomson Reuters Elite Culver City CA
Travelzoo  New York  NY
U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC)  Washington DC
USHEALTH Advisors Grapevine TX
Vantage Communications San Francisco CA
Verivo Software  Waltham  MA
VerticalResponse  San Francisco CA
Virtusa Corporation Westborough MA
Visionista Falls Church VA
Wells Fargo Bank San Francisco CA
WePay Inc. Palo Alto CA
Westjet Calgary AB Canada
William Grant & Sons USA  New York  NY
Zipcar Cambridge MA

Coveted Stevie® Awards to Be Presented at Ceremonies in Chicago and San Francisco 

New York, NY – May 9, 2013– Finalists were announced today in The 11^th Annual American Business Awards. Organizations as diverse as the Chesapeake Bay Foundation, Domino’s Pizza, Heineken USA, Microsoft, the National Football League, Procter & Gamble, Sony, and Wynn Las Vegas are among those recognized.  Lists of Finalists by category have been published at www.StevieAwards.com/ABA. 

The American Business Awards are the nation’s premier business awards program. All organizations and individuals in the U.S.A. are eligible to submit nominations.

This year’s Gold, Silver and Bronze Stevie® Award winners will be announced at two award banquets.  The first will take place on June 17 at the Fairmont Millennium Park Hotel in Chicago, Illinois; and the second, with awards in the new product and technology-related categories, will be held on September 16 at the Julia Morgan Ballroom in San Francisco, California. More than 800 executives are expected to attend the events.  The ceremonies will be broadcast nationwide by the Business TalkRadio Network.    

Among the organizations with the most number of Finalists are Accenture, Actiontec Electronics, AT&T, Cisco Systems, EMKAY, Inc., Makovsky, Marriott Vacations Worldwide, Marvell Semiconductor, MWW, The Navicor Group, Quality Systems, Slack and Company, Travelzoo, USANA Health Sciences, Vemma Nutrition Company, and VerticalResponse.

A record number of nominations were submitted this year with more than 3,200 from organizations of all sizes and from virtually every industry.  The ABAs include a wide variety of categories including management awards, new product awards, marketing awards, public relations awards, human resources awards, information technology awards, web site awards, and more.

Finalists were chosen by more than 140 business professionals nationwide during preliminary judging in April and May.  Members of nine specialized final judging committees will determine Gold, Silver, and Bronze Stevie Award placements from among Finalists in judging that will begin next week.  More than 250 executives will participate in the judging process this year.

Voting will open in early July for the People’s Choice Stevie Awards for Favorite New Products, a component of The American Business Awards that invites the general public to vote for their favorite new products of the year in a number of categories including Favorite New Smartphone, Favorite New Tablet, Favorite New Consumer Product, and Favorite New Smartphone or Tablet App. 

For press credentials for the June 17 and September 16 award banquets or for more information, contact liz@thestevies.com.

About the Stevie® Awards
Stevie Awards are conferred in four programs: The American Business Awards, The International Business Awards, the Stevie Awards for Women in Business, and the Stevie Awards for Sales & Customer Service.  A fifth program, the Asia-Pacific Stevie Awards, will debut later this year.  Honoring organizations of all types and sizes and the people behind them, the Stevies recognize outstanding performances in the workplace worldwide.  Learn more about the Stevie Awards at www.StevieAwards.com  and follow the Stevie Awards on Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, and YouTube. 

Sponsors and partners of The 2013 American Business Awards include the Business TalkRadio Network, Callidus Software, Citrix Online, Dynamic Research Corporation, Experian Consumer Services, John Hancock Funds, LifeLock, PetRays, and SoftPro.

Today, April 24, is the final entry deadline for The 2013 American Business Awards, the top business awards competition in the U.S.A.

If you haven't yet done so, you can request your entry kit here and it will be emailed to you right away. When you're ready to submit your entries, you can begin here; the website will be open all night to receive your entries.

All individuals and organizations in the U.S.A. are eligible to submit nominations – public and private, for-profit and non-profit, large and small. The ABAs feature categories to recognize achievement in every facet of worklife, including:

• App awards,
• Company / organization awards,
• Customer service awards,
• HR awards,
• IT awards,
• Management awards,
• Marketing awards,
• New product awards,
• PR awards, and
• Website awards.

See the full list of business award categories.

2013 ABA nominations should cite achievements during the eligibility period: January 2012 through April 24, 2013, the last day that late entries will be accepted. There is no eligibility timeframe for web site entries - it does not matter when the web sites were first published.

The 2013 ABAs will also feature the 5th edition of the People's Choice Stevie® Awards for Favorite New Products, a nationwide vote in which the general public will get to choose one favorite product in more than 30 categories. All Finalists in the new product awards categories of The 2013 American Business Awards will automatically be included in the People's Choice Stevie Awards for Favorite New Products, a public vote that will commence in July. Finalists in the Best New Product or Service categories will have an opportunity to win two awards: a Stevie® Award, as voted by peers, and a crystal People's Choice Stevie Award, as voted by customers.

Finalists in The 2013 American Business Awards will be determined in preliminary judging to be conducted through early May by volunteer professionals nationwide. Final judging, to be conducted by panels that will be formed by the newly appointed committee chairs, will take place from late May through early June. In total, more than 200 executives across the U.S.A. will participate in the judging process to determine the 2013 Gold, Silver and Bronze Stevie Award winners.

ABA Stevie Award winners will be announced at two award banquets: the first will take place on June 17 at the Fairmont Hotel in Chicago, Illinois; and the second will be held on September 16 at the Julia Morgan Ballroom in San Francisco, California and will honor Stevie Award winners in all tech-related categories. Details are available at www.StevieAwards.com/ABA.

If you have any questions about the 2013 ABAs or how to enter, please email us at help@stevieawards.com or call us at + 1 703-547-8389.

Next Wednesday, April 24, is the final entry deadline for The 2013 American Business Awards, the top business awards competition in the U.S.A.

If you haven't yet done so, you can request your entry kit here and it will be emailed to you right away.

All individuals and organizations in the U.S.A. are eligible to submit nominations – public and private, for-profit and non-profit, large and small. The American Business Awards honor organizations and individuals in a wide variety of categories, types of business awards categories include: app awards, company / organization awards, customer service awards, HR awards, IT awards, management awards, marketing awards, new product awards, PR awards, and website awards. See the full list of business awards categories.

The 2013 ABAs will also feature the 5th edition of the People's Choice Stevie® Awards for Favorite New Products, a nationwide vote in which the general public will get to choose one favorite product in more than 30 categories. All Finalists in the new product awards categories of The 2013 American Business Awards will automatically be included in the People's Choice Stevie Awards for Favorite New Products, a public vote that will commence in July. Finalists in the Best New Product or Service categories will have an opportunity to win two awards: a Stevie® Award, as voted by peers, and a crystal People's Choice Stevie Award, as voted by customers.

2013 ABA nominations should cite achievements during our eligibility period: January 2012 through April 24, 2013, the last day that late entries will be accepted. There is no eligibility timeframe for web site entries - it does not matter when the web sites were first published. Finalists will be announced on May 8, 2013.

ABA Stevie Award winners will be announced at two award banquets: the first will take place on June 17 at the Fairmont Hotel in Chicago, Illinois; and the second will be held on September 16 at the Julia Morgan Ballroom in San Francisco, California and will honor Stevie Award winners in all tech-related categories. All entry details are available online, at www.StevieAwards.com/ABA. 

Have last minute questions? Please email us at help@stevieawards.com or call us at + 1 703-547-8389.

The Stevie® Awards today announced the nine executives who will chair and form specialized final judging committees for its 11th Annual American Business Awards, the top business awards competition in the USA.

All organizations operating in the U.S.A. - public and private, large and small, for-profit and non-profit - are eligible to submit nominations to The American Business Awards. April 24 is the last day that late entries will be accepted with payment of a late fee per entry. (If you haven't yet done so, you can request your entry kit here and it will be emailed to you right away.)

The nine committee selections are based on the categories that will be judged.  The appointments are as follows:

Company Awards / Organization Awards: Craig Lund, CEO, SecureAuth Corporation, Irvine, California

Corporate Communications, Investor Relations, & Public Relations Awards: Michelle Gilbert, Public Relations Manager, Michigan/Indiana/Kentucky Region, Verizon Wireless, Southfield, Michigan

Customer Service Awards & Support Awards: Dawn Stevenson, Manager, Customer Retention, Customer Service & Inside Sales, Stamps.com, Los Angeles, California

Human Resources Awards: Dave Craig, Vice President of Human Resources, Fazoli's Italian Restaurants, Lexington, Kentucky

Marketing Awards: Carmen Yazejian, President, Network9, New York, New York

Management Awards: Joe Gillette, Owner/CEO, Stage 2 Networks, New York, New York

Media Awards / Creative Awards: Otto Bell, Creative Director, Ogilvy Entertainment, New York, New York

New Product Awards & Product Management Awards and Information Technology Awards: Jesse Rothstein, CEO and co-founder, ExtraHop Networks, Seattle, Washington

Website Awards: Josh Kelly, Managing Partner, FINE Design Group, San Francisco, California

Finalists in The 2013 American Business Awards will be determined in preliminary judging to be conducted through early May by volunteer professionals nationwide. Final judging, to be conducted by panels that will be formed by the newly appointed committee chairs, will take place from late May through early June. In total, more than 200 executives across the U.S.A. will participate in the judging process to determine the 2013 Gold, Silver and Bronze Stevie Award winners.

ABA Stevie Award winners will be announced at two award banquets: the first will take place on June 17 at the Fairmont Hotel in Chicago, Illinois; and the second will be held on September 16 at the Julia Morgan Ballroom in San Francisco, California and will honor Stevie Award winners in all tech-related categories.

Details are available at www.StevieAwards.com/ABA.

The entry deadline for The 2013 American Business Awards, the top business awards competition in the U.S.A., is next Wednesday, March 27. (If you can't make the March 27 entry deadline, April 24 is the last day that late entries will be accepted with payment of a late fee per entry.)

To begin your submission process, you should:

1. Request an entry kit. 
The entry kit will have all of the information you need regarding entry preparation and submission.

2. Review the 2013 ABA categories.
The American Business Awards honors all facets of workplace, our award categories include: app awards, company / organization awards, customer service awards, HR awards, IT awards, management awards, marketing awards, new product awards, PR awards, and website awards. See all of our business award categories.

3. Submit your entries.
Select your categories, write your submissions according to the instructions, and submit your entries.

All individuals and organizations in the U.S.A. are eligible to submit nominations – public and private, for-profit and non-profit, large and small. 2013 ABA nominations should cite achievements during our eligibility period: January 2012 through April 24, 2013, the last day that late entries will be accepted. There is no eligibility timeframe for web site entries - it does not matter when the web sites were first published. 

Finalists will be announced on May 8, 2013. All entry details are available online, at www.StevieAwards.com/ABA.

If you have any questions about the 2013 submission process, email us at help@stevieawards.com or call us at + 1 703-547-8389.

Next Wednesday, March 27, is the entry deadline for The 2013 American Business Awards, the top business awards competition in the U.S.A.

Don't worry if you can't make the March 27 entry deadline, April 24 is the last day that late entries will be accepted with payment of a late fee per entry. If you haven't yet done so, you can request your entry kit here and it will be emailed to you right away.

All individuals and organizations in the U.S.A. are eligible to submit nominations – public and private, for-profit and non-profit, large and small. The American Business Awards honor organizations and individuals in a wide variety of categories, types of business awards categories include: app awards, company / organization awards, customer service awards, HR awards, IT awards, management awards, marketing awards, new product awards, PR awards, and website awards. See the full list of business awards categories.

The 2013 ABAs will also feature the 5th edition of the People's Choice Stevie® Awards for Favorite New Products, a nationwide vote in which the general public will get to choose one favorite product in more than 30 categories. All Finalists in the new product awards categories of The 2013 American Business Awards will automatically be included in the People's Choice Stevie Awards for Favorite New Products, a public vote that will commence in July. Finalists in the Best New Product or Service categories will have an opportunity to win two awards: a Stevie® Award, as voted by peers, and a crystal People's Choice Stevie Award, as voted by customers.

2013 ABA nominations should cite achievements during our eligibility period: January 2012 through April 24, 2013, the last day that late entries will be accepted. There is no eligibility timeframe for web site entries - it does not matter when the web sites were first published. Finalists will be announced on May 8, 2013. All entry details are available online, at www.StevieAwards.com/ABA. 

If you have any questions about the 2013 ABAs, please email us at help@stevieawards.com or call us at + 1 703-547-8389.

The entry deadline for The 2013 American Business Awards, the top business awards competition in the U.S.A., is quickly approaching on Wednesday, March 27. If you haven't yet done so, you can request your entry kit here and it will be emailed to you right away.

All individuals and organizations in the U.S.A. are eligible to submit nominations – public and private, for-profit and non-profit, large and small. The ABAs feature categories to recognize achievement in every facet of worklife, including:

• App awards,
• Company / organization awards,
• Customer service awards,
• HR awards,
• IT awards,
• Management awards,
• Marketing awards,
• New product awards,
• PR awards, and
• Website awards.

See the full list of business award categories.

2013 ABA nominations should cite achievements during the eligibility period: January 2012 through April 24, 2013, the last day that late entries will be accepted. There is no eligibility timeframe for web site entries - it does not matter when the web sites were first published.

If you can't make the March 27 entry deadline, April 24 is the last day that late entries will be accepted with payment of a late fee. Finalists will be announced on May 8, 2013. All entry details are available online, at www.StevieAwards.com/ABA. 

To help you make the most out of your entries, we suggest reviewing our past winners' entries for guidance. 2012 ABA Gold winners include Bloomberg Law (Best New Product or Service - Business-to-Business Services), Carlisle & Gallagher Consulting Group (Communications Department of the Year), Fazoli's Italian Restaurants (Human Resources Department of the Year), Ford Motor Company (Company of the Year - Automotive & Transport Equipment), HubSpot (Website of the Year - Computer Software), iolo technologies (Marketing Department of the Year), Northwestern Mutual (Best House Organ/Publication - Print), SquareTrade (Customer Service Department of the Year - Financial Services), and Vemma Nutrition Company (Best App of the Year - Lifestyle), among others. You can see the complete list of 2012 Gold, Silver and Bronze Stevie® Award winners here.

If you have any questions regarding The 2013 American Business Awards, don't hesitate to contact us.

Wednesday, March 27, is the entry deadline for The 2013 American Business Awards, the top business awards competition in the U.S.A. (If you haven't yet done so, you can request your entry kit here and it will be emailed to you right away.)

The American Business Awards honor organizations and individuals in a wide variety of categories, types of business awards categories include: app awards, company / organization awards, customer service awards, HR awards, IT awards, management awards, marketing awards, new product awards, PR awards, and website awards. See the full list of business awards categories.

All individuals and organizations in the U.S.A. are eligible to submit nominations – public and private, for-profit and non-profit, large and small. 2013 ABA nominations should cite achievements during our eligibility period: January 2012 through April 24, 2013, the last day that late entries will be accepted. There is no eligibility timeframe for web site entries - it does not matter when the web sites were first published.

To make the most out of your entries, we suggest reading past winners' entries and reviewing our 7 tips on submitting winning entries.

If you can't make the March 27 entry deadline, April 24 is the last day that late entries will be accepted with payment of a late fee. Finalists will be announced on May 8, 2013. All entry details are available online, at www.StevieAwards.com/ABA. 

If you have any questions about the 2013 ABAs, please email us at help@stevieawards.com or call us at + 1 703-547-8389.

The entry deadline for The 2013 American Business Awards, the premier business awards competition in the U.S.A., is quickly approaching on March 27. (If you haven't yet done so, you can request your entry kit here and it will be emailed to you right away.)

All individuals and organizations in the U.S.A. are eligible to submit nominations – public and private, for-profit and non-profit, large and small. The ABAs feature categories to recognize achievement in every facet of worklife, including:

• App awards,
• Company / organization awards,
• Customer service awards,
• HR awards,
• IT awards,
• Management awards,
• Marketing awards,
• New product awards,
• PR awards, and
• Website awards.

See the full list of business award categories.

2013 ABA nominations should cite achievements during the eligibility period: January 2012 through April 24, 2013, the last day that late entries will be accepted. There is no eligibility timeframe for web site entries - it does not matter when the web sites were first published.

If you can't make the March 27 entry deadline, April 24 is the last day that late entries will be accepted with payment of a late fee. Finalists will be announced on May 8, 2013. All entry details are available online, at www.StevieAwards.com/ABA. 

Don't hesitate to contact us with your questions about how to participate in The 2013 American Business Awards.