Pro Builder Media is a

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media entity that includes a nationally distributed

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(print and digital magazine), website, social media channels, and events. It provides award-winning, timely, and topical content to more than 300,000 builders, contractors, and design professionals serving the U.S. housing and light-construction industries. It is the official media partner of the

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(NAHB), based in Washington, D.C.

History and profile

Established in 1936, ''Pro Builder'' (formerly ''Professional Builder'') magazine publishes to a primarily U.S.-based circulation six times per year, plus a “Pre-Show Planner” edition every December in collaboration with the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) for the annual International Builders’ Show (IBS). The brand was founded by Cahners Publishing Company, in

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, which moved to

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, in the 1990s. Following its acquisition by

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, the magazine moved to

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. In 2010, Reed Business Information closed the magazine, but it was purchased and relaunched soon after by Scranton Gillette Communications, in Arlington Heights, Illinois. It is currently published by SGC Horizon (a division of Scranton Gillette Communications), a diversified media, content, marketing, and events company based in Palatine, Illinois. Key Editorial and Audience Engagement Initiatives * Pro Builde
Show Village at IBS

The New American Home
(with NAHB) * Th
Best in American Living Awards
��BALA (with NAHB) * The National Sales and Marketing Awards�
The Nationals
(with NAHB)
Pro Builder Forty Under 40
(recognizing housing’s young leaders and innovators)
Housing Giants
(ranking the largest U.S.-based home builders by annual revenue) * Th
National Housing Quality Awards
(recognizing operational excellence among home building companies) * ''Pro Builder'' Builder of the Year (recognizing a truly exemplary home builder) Recent Awards * Best Single Issue of a Magazine—2020
Jesse H. Neal Awards
* Magazine of the Year—2017-2020
American Society of Business Press Editors
* Best Magazine Redesign—2020
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External links

Pro Builder websitePro Builder LinkedIn pagePro Builder YouTube channelPro Builder Instagram feed
* Scranton Gillette Communications, Inc.
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