Annual Annual-Report Awards Awarded

The Orange County chapter of the National Investor Relations Institute recently handed out awards to the top finishers in its fourth annual annual-report contest.

Sunrise Medical Inc. won the top award for a report design that blended financial numbers and the “human elements of the business.”

Other award winners were: Pacific Mutual Life Insurance Co. for the best “summary” report; Beckman Instruments Inc. for the best design; Fluor Corp. for the best shareholders’ letter; Rockwell International Corp. for the best display of financial information; Quiksilver for the best writing; and Smart & Final Inc. for the best use of visual elements.

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