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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Media Owners editors Boulder Colorado USA | Posted at 11:30am on Wednesday, February 9, 2011 |
Crain Communications to Move Chicago Office in 2012, the company announced on February 8, 2011:
"Crain Communications is moving its Chicago office on March 31, 2012 to three floors of the 150 N. Michigan Avenue building at the corner of Randolph. The company is currently located at 360 N. Michigan Avenue.
"We are excited about this new space," said Rance Crain, president, Crain Communications. "Even though we are moving only a few blocks, our employees will enjoy incredible views of Millennium Park and we'll be close to a new world of shops and restaurants."
"We also love that the building will be renamed the Crain Communications Building after we move in next year," added Crain.
The Chicago office of Crain Communications is home to Crain's Chicago Business, Business Insurance, Modern Healthcare, Workforce Management and editorial and advertising sales staffs of most Crain titles. Approximately 200 employees work for Crain in the Chicago office.
The company has leased 54,426 square feet in the 41-story building. Crain has a ten-year lease, with extension options. The building is leased and managed by Jones Lang LaSalle."
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Media Owners editors Boulder Colorado USA | Posted at 9:16am on Monday, November 15, 2010 |
Gary McCollum of Cox Communications Named to 2010 Virginia Cable Hall of Fame
-- November 15, 2010 -- Virginia cable industry leader Gary McCollum, SVP and General Manager of Cox Communications Virginia, will be inducted into the 2010 Virginia Cable Hall of Fame, the highest individual honor bestowed by the Virginia Cable Telecommunications Association (VCTA). McCollum was honored by VCTA on Monday, Nov. 8 at a ceremony at the Williamsburg Lodge in Williamsburg, Va.
"We are incredibly proud of Gary for having achieved this honor," says Jill Campbell, SVP Eastern Division Operations, Cox Communications. "He is a dynamic and influential leader that brings vision, enthusiasm, and competitive edge to both the business of a running a statewide cable operation and to making a difference in the communities he serves."
McCollum joined Cox Communications in 1989 as a manager trainee in Hartford, Conn., and was later promoted to a variety of management roles, including Plant Operations Manager and Vice President of Customer Care. He went on to serve as General Manager of Cox systems in Hampton Roads, Northern Virginia, Roanoke, and of the entire Virginia operation, a position he has held since February 2010.
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Media Owners editors Boulder, Colorado USA | Posted at 11:39pm on Friday, July 10, 2009 |
July 9, 2009: The Crain Communications Board of Directors today announced that Christopher Crain, 33, has been appointed Group Publisher of several Crain publications including Pensions & Investments, Business Insurance, Workforce Magazine and the recently acquired Staffing Industry Analysts group. Chris will also continue to oversee Crain's Manchester Business, a publication he started in December, 2007. This promotion was triggered by the recent retirement of Bill Bisson who served Crain Communications for over 30 years.
"I am thrilled to see the next generation of the Crain family assume a leadership position in our company," said Rance Crain, president of Crain Communications. With his new responsibilities, Chris will report to his uncle, Rance Crain.
Chris Crain was previously associate publisher of Advertising Age, with broad responsibilities that included management of Ad Age's Creativity Magazine and responsibility for the continuing development of new vertical online communities for the Ad Age Group.
Since 2005, Chris Crain had been associate publisher at Crain's Detroit Business. He has also helped launch the company's newest publication, Crain's Manchester Business, in the U.K. in 2007. He is a graduate of Rollins College and resides in New York City.
Headquartered in Detroit, Michigan, Crain Communications Inc publishes 29 business, consumer and trade publications, including Advertising Age, Automotive News, and Plastics News as well as regional business publications in Chicago, Cleveland, Detroit, New York and Manchester (England) with numerous related business Web sites, electronic products and events. It has more than 900 employees located in 15 offices worldwide.
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Eric Kallgren Boulder, Colorado USA | Posted at 3:24pm on Tuesday, December 16, 2008 |
On December 11, 2008, paidContent.org reported that Crain Communications is reducing its workforce:
"Yesterday we reported that B2B publisher Crain Communications was closing its print magazine Financial Week and chose to go online only with it. Now, we have learned that it has laid off 50 editorial staffers spread across several of its magazines, sources said. The cuts were made fairly lightly at most of the individual mags, including AdAge, which lost three staffers (mostly in production and art); Crains NY Business (down one copy editor); and TVWeek (one reporter). Crain’s reps did not return calls for comment. The company has about 1,000 staffers overall. The hardest hit was Financial Week, which let go of 14 staffers as the print edition is shuttered and mag goes online-only. The magazine’s website was started in June 2007. Traffic has tripled since the credit crisis began building late this summer, sources said, and so Crain has decided to keep it alive with a particular focus on the capital markets."
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Meredith Bourne Wilson, NC | Posted at 10:39am on Thursday, March 1, 2007 |
How do I order American Demographics Magazine? mbourne@bbandt.com
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