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Hanser & Associates Wins Three National Awards

Des Moines PR Firm Recognized for Excellent Writing

DES MOINES, Iowa (July 12, 2004) – Hanser & Associates has received three national awards of excellence in the APEX 2004 awards competition. The Des Moines-based public relations firm was honored for excellence in writing for three clients – columns & editorials for Des Moines-based College Savings Iowa, feature writing for Des Moines-based Iowa Health System, and writing for Lincoln, Neb. based Images of The Land.

Hanser & Associates was honored along with an elite group of winners among almost 5,500 entries in the sixteenth annual APEX awards programs. Other winners in the 2004 awards are from all 50 states, and include American Bankers Association, American Bar Association, American Marketing Association, IBM Corporation, Military Officers Association of America, NASA, National Association of Realtors, Roche Diagnostics and The Vanguard Group.

The APEX awards, sponsored by Springfield, VA-based Communications Concepts, recognize excellence in writing and publications by professional communicators.

Hanser & Associates also won APEX awards in 2003 and 2002.

"We are honored that our work was again cited alongside that of top national communication firms," said Ronald Hanser, APR, President of Hanser & Associates.

Hanser & Associates has won more than 30 international, national and local awards for its public relations work during the past five years, including the Public Relations Society of America’s “Best of Show” and a national Bronze Anvil – the “Oscar” of PR.

ABOUT HANSER & ASSOCIATES
Hanser & Associates is a team of public relations specialists that helps companies build and maintain relationships with the people who are important to their future. Co-owned by Ronald Hanser and Bonnie Hanser, the firm is headquartered in Des Moines, Iowa and has an office in Omaha, Neb. The firm has a strategic alliance with Redstone Communications, an Omaha-based advertising agency, and the two firms share offices in Des Moines and Omaha. Hanser & Associates is nationally ranked among the top independent PR firms in Midwest cities. An equity partner in Pinnacle Worldwide, Inc., the firm has partner offices in 52 major cities around the world. Visit www.hanser.com for more information.

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