My selection of industri news

The recently concluded American Brand Excellence Awards gave it highest honours to Southwest Airlines. The City Business Journals Network is the sponsor of the awards and the organization has 64 different publications as members. Southwest Airlines, one of the largest airlines in the United States, was praised for its ability to remain strong in the market despite the global recession.
There were also 6 other business awards given out at the event: Financial/Insurance, Alfac; Business Service, UPS; Telecommunications, Verizon Wireless; Retail, The UPS Store; Technology, Apple; Travel, Southwest Airlines. Votes were cast by over 1,400 managers and businessmen with small to medium-sized companies. The criteria were the company’s growth in popularity, industry leaders, forward thinking and value for money.