versions of Businessweek website. However, the same year the Russian edition was launched in collaboration with Rodionov Publishing House. At the same time, Businessweek partnered with InfoPro Management, a publishing and market research company based in Beirut, Lebanon, to produce the Arabic version of the magazine in 22 Arab countries. In 2011, Bloomberg Businessweek continued the magazine's international expansion and announced plans to introduce a Polish-language edition called Bloomberg Businessweek Polska, as well as a Chinese edition which was relaunched in November 2011. Bloomberg Businessweek launched an iPad version of the magazine using Apple's subscription billing service in 2011. The iPad edition was the first to use this subscription method, which allows one to subscribe via an iTunes account. There are over 100,000 subscribers to the iPad edition of Businessweek. Honors and awards In the year 2011, Adweek named Bloomberg Businessweek as the top business magazine in the country. In 2012, Bloomberg Businessweek won the general excellence award for general-interest magazines at the National Magazine Awards. Also in 2012, Bloomberg Businessweek editor Josh Tyrangiel was named magazine editor of the year by Ad Age. In 2014, Bloomberg Businessweek won a Society of American Business Editors and Writers Best in Business award for magazines, general excellence. Name and spelling history The Business Week (name at founding) Business Week and later BusinessWeek (names under McGraw-Hill Education ownership) Bloomberg BusinessWeek (initial name under Bloomberg ownership) Bloomberg Businessweek (current name; 2010–present) Employees Notable present and former employees of the magazine include: Stephen B. Shepard, former editor-in-chief of BusinessWeek (1984–2005) and founding dean of the CUNY Graduate School of Journalism Elliott V. Bell, former publisher and editor-in-chief of BusinessWeek and Superintendent of Banks for the State of New York, advisor to Thomas E. Dewey Robert Kolker, former investigative journalist and author of Hidden Valley Road Brad Stone, former investigative journalist and author of books on tech companies Josh Tyrangiel, former editor and deputy managing editor of Time magazine Malcolm Muir, founder of the magazine, president of McGraw-Hill Publishing (1928–1937) Virgil Jordan, former editor and past president of The Conference Board Judith H. Dobrzynski, former senior editor Stephen J. Adler, former editor-in-chief of BusinessWeek (2005–2009), editor-in-chief of Reuters (2011–2021) Carla Robbins, former reporter and deputy editorial page editor of The New York Times (2007–2012) See also Bloomberg Markets Bloomberg News International Design Excellence Awards List of United States magazines References Further reading External links 2009 mergers