Crain Communications, Inc.

Crain Communications is a leading publisher of business and trade news in the USA. National trade publications include Advertising Age, Automotive News, Modern Physician and B to B. Crain also publishes business newspapers in Chicago, Cleveland, Detroit and New York City.

The company was founded in 1916 by Gustavus D. Crain, Jr. in Louisville, Kentucky. Its first publications were Class, which was renamed to B to B, and Hospital Management. The small staff of three people moved to Chicago in 1916, and today the company headquarters is in Detroit. In 1930, Advertising Age made its debut, and went on to become the international newspaper of marketing.

Crain acquired American Demographics magazine from Primedia Inc. in 2004.

The company remains a family affair and is still controlled by the Crain family. Brothers Keith and Rance Crain are the chairman and president of the company, respectively. Rance Crain is also the editor-in-chief of Advertising Age. As the brothers are thought to share decision-making responsiblity, neither one has the title of CEO.

In 2004, company revenue was about $252 million.

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Meredith Bourne   Wilson, NC	Posted at 10:39am on Thursday, March 1st, 2007
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