2015 IW Best Plants Conference: Awards Ceremony [SLIDESHOW]

May 7, 2015

Winners of the IndustryWeek Best Plants Award received their Pinnacle trophy at the 2015 IW Best Plants Conference & Expo, which was held May 4-6 in Charlotte, N.C.

Patricia Panchak

To read more about the 2014 Best Plants honorees, visit The 2014 Best Plants Winners Deliver Manufacturing Excellence.

We invite you to learn more about the IW Best Plants competition, or to participate. Entry forms are now available for the 2015 competition.

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Patricia Panchak | Patricia Panchak, Former Editor-in-Chief

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In her commentary and reporting for IndustryWeek, Editor-in-Chief Patricia Panchak covers world-class manufacturing industry strategies, best practices and public policy issues that affect manufacturers’ competitiveness. She delivers news and analysis—and reports the trends--in tax, trade and labor policy; federal, state and local government agencies and programs; and judicial, executive and legislative actions. As well, she shares case studies about how manufacturing executives can capitalize on the latest best practices to cut costs, boost productivity and increase profits.

As editor, she directs the strategic development of all IW editorial products, including the magazine, IndustryWeek.com, research and information products, and executive conferences.

An award-winning editor, Panchak received the 2004 Jesse H. Neal Business Journalism Award for Signed Commentary and helped her staff earn the 2004 Neal Award for Subject-Related Series. She also has earned the American Business Media’s Midwest Award for Editorial Courage and Integrity.

Patricia holds bachelor’s degrees in Journalism and English from Bowling Green State University and a master’s degree in Journalism from Ohio University’s E.W. Scripps School of Journalism. She lives in Cleveland Hts., Ohio, with her family.