Welcome to Business Achievements Online. It is now easier than ever to honor an employee, promote your company's milestone or announce promotions. Simply follow the instructions below to place your Achievement in the Lincoln Journal Star print edition. Your Achievement will also appear on Business Achievements Online for 30 days.

Quick Summary

1. Customer Information Form (Already registered? Click here to login)
2. Pricing: Cost for business achievements is $18 per column inch. (There are about 40 words in a column inch.) Photos are $15 for a half-column, $35 for a one-column, $70 for a two-column and $90 for a three-column. You will be given an estimate of the cost of your announcement before you actually submit it for publication.
3. Create your Achievement: type in your preferred headline and achievement text and select when your announcement should appear online and print.
4. Attach and name employee photos.
5. Submit Achievement for approval: announcement enters an editorial process which may take two business days.

Detail Summary

1. Customer Information Form

   The customer information form is required for all new users. After completing the form, click Continue. An e-mail will be sent to the provided e-mail address confirming your username and password. Please save for future reference. You will be logged in automatically to the Achievement Manager page and can begin creating your Achievement. Click here to complete the Customer Information Form.

2. Pricing

   Cost for business achievements is $18 per column inch. (There are about 40 words in a column inch.) Photos are $15 for a half-column, $35 for a one-column, $70 for a two-column and $90 for a three-column. You will be given an estimate of the cost of your announcement before you actually submit it for publication.

3. Create your Achievement

   After completing the customer information form, you will be directed to the Achievement Manager page, where you can either access an existing, saved Achievement or create a new Achievement. To create a new Achievement, click the Create Achievement button at the bottom of the Achievement Manager page. Next, select the desired publish date for the print edition of Business Achievements. To proceed, select your desired online publish date. Enter your Achievement Headline and Achievement Text. Select the Continue button to proceed.

4. Attach photos

   Select your desired photo size(s) and attach photos. Your photo may be cropped to conform to print and online styles.

   Photo Options (see Pricing above for prices of each)

   • one person (half-column)
   • one column
   • two column
   • three column
   
   
5. Submit your Achievement for approval

   The date your Achievement will appear online depends upon the option you select under the Desired Online Publish menu. If you opt for your Achievement to appear online immediately, you can usually expect to see your Achievement online within two business days. The other option is to start the Online Achievement on the same day it runs in the print edition. Either way, the Achievement will appear online for a period of 30 days. Your Achievement is edited to conform with Journal Star and Associated Press style. Note: Deadline for appearance in the Monday print edition is 4 p.m. the previous Wednesday.