''Atlantic Business Magazine'' is a Canadian magazine based in
St. John's, Newfoundland which covers business topics in
Atlantic Canada
Atlantic Canada, also called the Atlantic provinces (), is the list of regions of Canada, region of Eastern Canada comprising four provinces: New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia, and Prince Edward Island. As of 2021, the landma ...
.
Description and history
''Atlantic Business Magazine'' is a bi-monthly publication covering business-related topics in
Atlantic Canada
Atlantic Canada, also called the Atlantic provinces (), is the list of regions of Canada, region of Eastern Canada comprising four provinces: New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia, and Prince Edward Island. As of 2021, the landma ...
. The magazine's flagship publication, the Top 50 CEO Awards, is published yearly in May and is intended to recognize successful businesspeople in Atlantic Canada. The inaugural issue highlighted business leaders such as
Robert Zildjian
Robert Zildjian (July 14, 1923 – March 28, 2013) was the founder of Sabian Cymbals, the second-largest manufacturer of cymbals in the world.
Career
Zildjian was born in Boston, Massachusetts, and belonged to the Zildjian family, which ...
, the founder and chairman of
Sabian Cymbals
Sabian ( ) is a Canadian cymbal manufacturing company based in New Brunswick. It was established in 1981 in the village of Meductic, which is now part of Lakeland Ridges, where the company is still headquartered. Sabian is considered one of the ...
.
In 2017, ''Atlantic Business Magazine'' published a magazine issue dedicated to Atlantic Canadian businesswomen which received harsh reactions from readers online, with editor Dawn Chafe stating that she had "incredibly negative and actually shocking comments" directed towards her on
Twitter
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following publication of the issue. Chafe stated that although there had been negative comments, she had also received a number of positive comments regarding the issue. In 2024, ''Atlantic Business Magazine'' published a list of 25 Most Powerful Women in Business.
In 2021, ''Atlantic Business Magazine'' participated in an initiative with universities across Nova Scotia which aimed to draw more black and Indigenous students to pursue a business education.
Recognition
At the 2009 Tabbie international press awards, ''Atlantic Business Magazines art director Jason Miller received a gold award for Best Design in the Table of Contents category. ''Atlantic Business Magazine'' correspondent Alec Bruce received an honourable mention for Best Feature Story for his article "Strangers in a Strange Land".
See also
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Atlantic Insight''
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Media in Canada
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