BLR Wins Multiple APEX Awards for Publication Excellence

OLD SAYBROOK, CT, Jul 13 (MARKET WIRE) --
Three compliance and training products developed by Business & Legal
Reports, Inc. (BLR(R)) have won 2009 Awards for Publication Excellence
(APEX). BLR is a publisher of resources for HR, Safety, and Environmental
professionals.

Training.BLR.com, http://training.blr.com, a Web-based training platform,
won an APEX for best "Web & Intranet Sites: New." The HR Daily Advisor,
http://hrdailyadvisor.com, a free, daily e-newsletter, won an APEX for
best "Newsletters: Web & Electronic (entire issue)." The

Environmental Manager's Compliance Advisor's regular column, titled "Most
Misunderstood Regs," won the APEX for best "Writing: Regular Departments
& Columns."

"BLR is very proud to be recognized once again by the APEX awards. In the
past decade, many of our products have been honored, earning BLR more than
20 Awards for Publication Excellence -- this is a true testament to the
consistently high quality of our editorial content and the clarity of our
expert written materials," said Robert L. Brady, BLR founder and CEO.

Now in their 21st year, the APEX award is an international competition
that recognizes outstanding publications from newsletters and magazines to
annual reports, brochures, and websites. This year's awards were given in
122 communications categories, in 11 main categories, including:
newsletters, magazines, and journals; 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. According to the APEX 2009
judges, "The awards were based on excellence in graphic design, quality of
editorial content, and the success of the entry in conveying the message
and achieving overall communications effectiveness."

For more information about BLR, please visit: www.BLR.com

About Business & Legal Reports, Inc. (BLR)

Business & Legal Reports, Inc. (BLR) is an award-winning publisher
dedicated to supporting companies with up-to-date HR, Compensation,
Safety, and Environmental analysis, training, and regulatory compliance
information. Founded in 1977 with a mission to provide executives and
decision makers with reliable, easy-to-understand analysis of the
ever-increasing and complex state and federal laws, BLR delivers online
services such as

HR.BLR.com,

Compensation.BLR.com,

Safety.BLR.com,

Training.BLR.com, and

Enviro.BLR.com, as well as popular Web destinations for professionals
such as the HRDailyAdvisor.BLR.com,

SafetyDailyAdvisor.BLR.com, and

HRChallenge.BLR.com. BLR also publishes highly regarded state compliance
services such as What to Do About Personnel Problems in [Your State],
Employee Compensation in [Your State], and Environmental Compliance in
[Your State], as well as best practice newsletters, benchmark surveys,
training materials, and books for more than 300,000 companies and their
employees worldwide. For more information, visit BLR at www.BLR.com or
call 1-800-727-5257.

Media Contact:
Karin Staschke
Media Team
Business & Legal Reports, Inc.
800-727-5257 X2442
Email Contact

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