Crain Communications

Crain Communications Inc.

Type	Private
Industry	Newspapers, periodicals
Founded	1916
Headquarters	Detroit, Michigan
Products	Crain's Cleveland Business, Crain's Chicago Business, Crain's Detroit Business and Crain's New York Business.
Employees	850
Website	Crain Communications Inc website

Crain Communications Inc is a publishing conglomerate based in Detroit, Michigan.^[1] The company publishes a variety of trade newspapers, including some city-based business newspapers, such as Crain's Cleveland Business, Crain's Chicago Business, Crain's Detroit Business, and Crain's New York Business. These weeklies follow the same formula, including finance, manufacturing, health care, real estate, technology, and government sections, as well as an "in-depth" section. In addition to newspaper production, the editors maintain Internet versions of these papers and offer e-mail news briefs free of charge.

Crain also produces a number of major industry/trade periodicals, including Advertising Age, TelevisionWeek, BtoB, Creativity, Automobilwoche (in German), Automotive News , AutoWeek, American Coin-Op, American Drycleaner, American Laundry News, Business Insurance, European Rubber Journal, Investment News, Modern Healthcare, Pensions & Investments, Plastics News, Rubber & Plastics News, Tire Business, Urethanes Technology, Waste and Recycling News, and Workforce Management. All have web sites as well.

History

G. D. Crain, previously the city editor of the Louisville Herald newspaper, founded Crain Communications in Louisville, Kentucky in 1916, with only three staff members publishing two papers: Class (which later became Industrial Marketing) and Hospital Management (sold in 1952).^[2] The staff moved to Chicago later in 1916.^{[citation needed]} Advertising Age was founded in 1930.^[2] G D. Crain died in 1973 and was succeeded by his widow, Gertrude Crain, who chaired the company until 1996. Under her watch, the company grew to have 27 newspapers and magazines.^[3]

Crain is now one of the largest privately-owned business publishers in the U.S.^{[citation needed]} with 29 business, trade and consumer publications and related Web sites in North America, Europe and Asia. Crain Communications currently has over 850 employees in 14 locations spanning the United States, Europe and Asia.^{[citation needed]}

The company is now headquartered at 1155 Gratiot Avenue in downtown Detroit.

By the late 1950s, the company provided life and medical insurance plans and pensions for its employees.

Management and ownership

Rance E. Crain is currently the company president and serves as editor-in-chief of "Advertising Age," "Crain's Chicago Business," "Crain's New York Business," and "TelevisionWeek."

Keith Crain is chairman of the board. He serves as editor-in-chief of "Automotive News," "Automotive News Europe," and "Crain's Detroit Business."

Other members of the Crain family are also on the board.

References

1. ^ "Crain Offices Worldwide." Crain Communications. Retrieved on January 6, 2011. "The company's corporate headquarters as well as headquarters for Automotive News, AutoWeek, and Crain's Detroit Business. 1155 Gratiot Ave. Detroit, MI 48207-2997"
2. ^ ^{a b} "G.D. Crain Jr. Dies at 88; Published Advertising Age", The New York Times, December 17, 1973.
3. ^ Robin Pogrebin, "Gertrude Crain, 85, Chairwoman Of Business Publishing Company", The New York Times, July 23, 1996.

External links

	Metro Detroit portal
	Companies portal

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