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10 | June 21, 2018 | The lake forest leader NEWS
LakeForestLeader.com
Businesswomen to be honored at 22CM luncheon
Erica Gelman, Editorial Intern
The North Shore Women
in Business Awards is
accepting nominations
through July 31 for outstanding
women who have
undergone significant accomplishments
in their careers
and who also live or
work in the North Shore.
Awards will be presented
on Sept. 13, at 22nd
Century Media’s inaugural
North Shore Women
in Business awards luncheon,
which will honor
13 North Shore women in
13 categories: Large Company
(51 employees or
more), Medium Company
(11-50 employees), Small
Company (10 employees
or less), Nonprofit, Entrepreneur,
Woman-Owned
Business, Health and Wellness,
Real Estate, Financial,
Legal, Hospitality and
Dining, Education, and Senior
Care. The event will
take place at Pinstripes in
Northbrook.
The awards luncheon
seeks to aim a spotlight
on women who are leaders,
said Heather Warthen,
chief events officer
for 22nd Century Media,
which publishes newspapers
serving the North
Shore and Southwest suburbs
of Chicago, including
The Lake Forest Leader.
Award winners will be
recognized both at the
event and also in 22nd
Century Media publications.
“This event is just a
great opportunity to...
highlight some of those
working women who may
not always be highlighted
or recognized,” Warthen
said. “[Looking at] some
of the nominations that
we’ve seen come through
so far, there are a lot of
great stories, there are a
lot of great women out in
the North Shore area, and
for us, it’s a great opportunity...
to recognize those
women [in our community
newspapers].”
The function of this luncheon
is not only to present
awards; the event is
also a networking session.
“Making... connections,
for people, is a wonderful
thing,” Warthen said.
The event will feature
culture transformation
expert Jeanne Malnati as
a speaker. Malnati is the
CEO and founder of The
Culture Group, a company
which teaches communication
and leadership
principles. She is also a
licensed psychotherapist
and expert in workplace
wellness.
While 22nd Century Media
hosts similar awards
events throughout the year,
including ones which target
seniors or recognize
businesses as a whole, this
event arose because the
company felt accentuating
women’s accomplishments
is also important.
“This is a great networking
opportunity to
meet some of the movers
and shakers of the north
shore,” Warthen said. “[It
is a] positive event for
women to attend, and we
are really looking forward
to it.”
To nominate someone
for The North Shore Women
in Business Awards,
visit 22ndcenturymedia.
com/nominate. Early-bird
tickets and information
about the event can be
found at 22ndCenturyMedia.com/women.
22CM wins 7 national awards
Staff Report
For the sixth straight
year, 22nd Century Media
is a national award-winner.
The National Newspaper
Association recognized
22nd Century Media, the
parent company of The
Lake Forest Leader, with
seven awards for editorial
excellence in its annual
Better Newspaper Contest.
The competition, which
is judged by third-party
media professionals, welcomed
1,405 entries from
115 outlets across 38
states, and the winners will
be recognized at an awards
breakfast Sept. 29 in Norfolk,
Va.
“Our journalists work
hard to provide unmatched
coverage of their communities,
and they make us
proud every day,” Publisher
Joe Coughlin said. “Receiving
recognition like
this, especially from your
peers, is an added bonus.”
Two 22nd Century Media
newspapers — The
New Lenox Patriot and
The Tinley Junction —
were honored twice, while
The Orland Park Prairie,
The Highland Park Landmark
and Malibu Surfside
News picked up one award
each.
Out of the North Shore,
The Highland Park Landmark
was named a national
champion in the Best
Feature Story category for
the story, “Highland Park
woman helps create Holocaust
museum’s Take A
Stand Center,” by Xavier
Ward.
Two heartwarming feature
stories from The Patriot
were recognized.
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