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Wax Custom Communications Honored at the 2009 APEX Awards!

Miami, June 30, 2009 – Wax Custom Communications received five awards for various publications and websites at the 2009 APEX Awards. One of which was a Grand Award – the highest honor at the program – for Barnett Shale, a custom publication Wax produced for Chesapeake Energy.
The APEX Awards for Publication Excellence is an annual competition for writers, editors, publications staff and business and nonprofit communicators. The program recognizes outstanding publications in a number of categories. Nearly 4000 entries were submitted for consideration, and only 100 Grand Awards were awarded.
At the 21st annual APEX Awards, awards were given in 122 communications categories. The 11 main categories included: newsletters; magazines and journals; magapapers and newspapers; annual reports; brochures, manuals and reports; electronic and video publications; web and intranet sites; campaigns, programs and plans; writing; design and illustration; and one-of-a-kind publications.

Wax took home the following honors:

Grand Award:

• Barnett Shale, Winter 2009 in the One-of-a-Kind Publication category

Award of Excellence:

• AvMed Health Plans’ website, avmed.com, in the New Web & Intranet Sites category
• Baylor Health Care System’s Baylor Innovations, Winter 2008, in the Magazine & Journal Design & Layout category
• Cleveland Clinic’s Healthlines, Fall 2008, in the Magazines & Journals category
• Humana’s HAO, Fall 2008, in the Magazines & Journals category

About Wax Custom Communications
Founded in 1987 by Pulitzer Prize nominated photojournalist Bill Wax, Wax Custom Communications is a full-service custom publisher and integrated marketing firm based in Miami, Fla. A member of the Custom Publishing Council and the American Marketing Association, Wax is active in business sectors including health, finance, insurance, education, technology and telecommunications.

For information contact:
Natasha Dorsainvil
305.350.5725
n.dorsainvil@waxcom.com

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