ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, IL -- (Marketwire) -- 02/07/13 -- Scranton Gillette Communications/SGC Horizon continue to grow not only in staff size, products and capabilities, but also in experience, as is evident with the recent addition of Julie S. Higginbotham as Senior Editor of Building Design+Construction magazine.

Higginbotham joins the SGC/SGC Horizon staff from Advantage Business Media, where she served as Editor of Laboratory Design and supervisor of the company's annual Lab Design Conference and prestigious Laboratory of the Year awards program.

She also brings experience as the managing editor for School Planning & Management, College Planning & Management, and Building Supply Home Centers, as well as editor of American Nurseryman, to her position.

"Julie is the consummate editorial professional, with a deep understanding of the design and construction industry," says Robert Cassidy, Editorial Director of Building Design+Construction. "She loves writing about the issues of concern to AEC professionals, and her passion shows in her work."

For more information about Scranton Gillette Communications/SGC Horizon and Building Design+Construction, visit www.scrantongillette.com.

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