{"id":273319,"date":"2026-04-17T23:16:06","date_gmt":"2026-04-17T23:16:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/273319\/"},"modified":"2026-04-17T23:16:06","modified_gmt":"2026-04-17T23:16:06","slug":"the-business-journal-wins-fresno-edc-community-impact-award","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/273319\/","title":{"rendered":"The Business Journal wins Fresno EDC Community Impact Award"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"1140\" height=\"574\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/community-impact-award-websters-mayor-dyer.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"a woman and two men in a group pose\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"  \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p class=\"attach_desc\">From left, Business Journal Publisher Gordon M. Webster, Jr., Associate Publisher Ashley Webster Rudolph and Mayor Jerry Dyer celebrate the Business Journal&#8217;s receipt of the Fresno County EDC&#8217;s Community Impact Award at the DoubleTree Inn in downtown Fresno on Thursday, April 17, 2026. Photo by Gabriel Dillard<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\">The Fresno Business Journal received the Fresno County Economic Development Corp.\u2019s Community Impact Award Thursday evening at the Real Estate Forecast, held at the DoubleTree Inn in Downtown Fresno.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\">EDC President Will Oliver presented the award. Past recipients have included the Fresno Association of Realtors and inaugural participants who helped launch the forecast event 21 years ago.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\">Oliver said the selection of The Business Journal acknowledges the organization\u2019s role in elevating the Valley\u2019s story, he said, through consistent coverage.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\">\u201cThey always show up, they report on what matters, and they do it in a way that reflects our strengths and the realities,\u201d Oliver said. \u201cWhen you think about business in the region, or here in Fresno County, you think about The Business Journal.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\">Publisher Gordon M. Webster, Jr. and Associate Publisher Ashley Webster Rudolph accepted the award on behalf of the publication. Webster noted several milestones converging this year: Pacific Publishing Group, the Business Journal\u2019s parent company, turns 140 years old, while The Business Journal itself marks its 35th anniversary. He also recognized Managing Editor Gabriel Dillard, who has been with the publication for 20 years.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\">\u201cIt\u2019s all about your employees,\u201d Webster said. \u201cIt\u2019s not me.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\">The Business Journal has covered the Fresno economy <a href=\"https:\/\/thebusinessjournal.com\/our-history\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">since 1886<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"From left, Business Journal Publisher Gordon M. 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