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An industry leader, Crain Communications Inc is one of the largest privately-owned business publishers in the U.S. with 32 business, trade and consumer publications and related Web sites in North America, Europe and Asia. As an authoritative source of vital news and information to industry leaders and consumers worldwide, each of the company?s newspapers, magazines and Web sites have become required reading in their respective business and consumer sectors.
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Rance E. CrainNumber of Employees 1,000
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Crain's Manchester Business Announces Editor.
- 2007-09-21
MANCHESTER, England, September 21 /PRNewswire/ -- - Stephen Brauner to head editorial team Crain's Manchester Business has chosen a veteran North West journalist as editor of its new weekly business newspaper for Greater Manchester. Stephen Brauner, 46, most recently editor of the...
Crain's hires copy chief, multimedia producer.(News)
- 2007-04-16
Barbara Bohn, 41, has joined Crain's Chicago Business as chief copy editor. A 1988 graduate of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Ms. Bohn has worked at the Daily Herald. During a previous stint at Crain Communications Inc., she was a Barbara Bohn,...
When the backup plan's backup doesn't work.(News)(Crain Communications loses power during blackout)
- 2003-08-18
Byline: Rance Crain While David Klein, publishing and editorial director of Advertising Age, watched TV on Aug. 14, the day of the blackout, it showed the outage extending first to New York City and then to Detroit, Cleveland and Akron. "What Byline: Rance...
The Editor's View: A nice guy as journalist
- 2002-01-14
Maybe you never heard about Chuck Slaybaugh. Or, perhaps, the name rings a bell, but you can't quite place it. As a reader of this publication, you might have come across his byline in stories we picked up from Tire Business, the Crain Communications publication that covers the...
Saving a career from the dogs.(Brief Article)(Column)
- 2000-12-11
As I write this, tomorrow is the 15th anniversary of the day I joined Business Insurance, and it seemed fitting to make note of it here, especially since nothing else came to mind and my deadline has arrived. Like virtually everyone else associate ...
Letters.
- 2000-11-13
Tucker taken to task, again Editor: I'm writing because I'm gay and was a Boy Scout and because I am incensed by Brian Tucker's Sept. 11 column, "Boy oh boy, how ridiculous can we get." I grew up in Cleveland and have family there. I visited ...
Popular, crusading Ad Age editor Graham dead at 78.(Jarlath J. Graham)
- 1998-02-02
Advertising Age former editor and managing editor Jarlath J.Jack Graham has died Jan 24, 1998. Graham was known for his cool demeanor when the pressure around the office was rising, and he had a bit of a crusader spirit in him, fighting for a ban on cigarette advertising on television....
Crain shakes up Ad Age editorial - Crain Communications Inc.; Advertising Age - News
- 1993-11-15
Crain Communications shook up the editorial side at Advertising Age in early October: Executive editor Dennis Chase, New York bureau chief John Wolfe and editor-at-large Joseph Winski have been let go. Steve Yahn, chief editor of Crain's Business Marketing, has replaced Chase. Yahn was founding editor of Crain's Chicago Business...
Balancing editorial and design
- 1985-04-01
* The success of city and regional magazines has set off the launching of a record number of city and regional business publications. Last year, three orbited in New York alone. There are at least 125 throughout the United States. Five publishing groups, Scripps-Howard, the Business Journal...
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Decision Makers
| Name (plus bio) | Position |
|---|---|
| Rance E. Crain | President |
| Paul Dalpiaz | Chief Information Officer |
| Bob Adams | Group Vice President, Technology, Manufacturing & Circulation |
| Brian Tucker | Vice President |
| Charlie Thompson | Vice President |
| Chuck Ross | Vice President |
| David Blake | Vice President |
| David E. Zielasko | Vice President |
| David Kamis | Vice President, Production & Manufacturing |
| David S. Klein | Vice President, Publishing & Editorial Director |
| Fawn Lopez | Vice President |
| Gloria Scoby | Senior Vice President & Group Publisher |
| Joyce McGarvy | Vice President, Distribution |
| Laura Anger | Vice President, Human Resources |
| Martin J. Ross | Vice President |
| Mary L. Kramer | Vice President |
| Peter Brown | Vice President |
| Robert Felsenthal | Vice President |
| Robert S. Simmons | Vice President & Director, Publications |
| Suzanne Siracuse | Vice President |
| Thomas M. Marantette | Vice President, Finance |
| Todd Johnson | Vice President, Workforce Mgmt |
| William A. Morrow | Executive Vice President, Operations |
| William T. Bisson | Vice President |
| Donald D. Eagle | Director, Corp Facilities |
| Patrick Sheposh | Director, Corp Circulation |
| Mary Kay Crain | Treasurer & Assistant Secretary |
| Merrilee P. Crain | Secretary & Assistant Treasurer |
| Peter K. Grantz | Associate Counsel |
Board of Directors
| Name (plus bio) | Position |
|---|---|
| Keith E. Crain | Chairman |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Crain Communications, Inc. | President | Current |
| Advertising Age | Editor-in-Chief | Current |
| TelevisionWeek | President & Editor-in-Chief | Former |
| Lee Enterprises, Inc. | Board of Directors | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Crain Communications, Inc. | Chief Information Officer | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Crain Communications, Inc. | Group Vice President, Technology, Manufacturing & Circulation | Current |
| Automotive News | Vice President & Director, Production | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Crain Communications, Inc. | Vice President | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Crain Communications, Inc. | Vice President | Current |
| University of Missouri-Columbia | Bachelor of Journalism | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| TelevisionWeek | Publisher, Director, Editorial & Group Vice President | Current |
| Crain Communications, Inc. | Vice President | Current |
| TelevisionWeek | Publisher & Director, Editorial | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Crain Communications, Inc. | Vice President | Current |
| Law Bulletin Publishing Co. | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Crain Communications, Inc. | Vice President | Current |
| Rubber News | Publisher, Publisher, Vice President | Current |
| Tire Business | Vice President | Former |
| Tire Business | Publisher | Former |
| Tire Business | Assistant Managing Editor | Former |
| Ohio University | Master's Degree In Journalism | Former |
| Marietta College | Bachelor's Degree | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Crain Communications, Inc. | Vice President, Production & Manufacturing | Current |
| Crain Communications, Inc. | Corp Director, Production, Manufacturing | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Crain Communications, Inc. | Vice President, Publishing & Editorial Director | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Crain Communications, Inc. | Vice President | Current |
| American Heart Association, Inc. | Former | |
| Economic Club of Chicago | Former | |
| University of Missouri | Bachelor degree in Business Administration | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Crain Communications, Inc. | Senior Vice President & Group Publisher | Current |
| Advertising Age | Former |
Joyce McGarvy joined Crain Communications Inc in 1979 as corporate distribution director. She oversees the distribution of all of Crain's weekly, biweekly and monthly publications. Ms. McGarvy is involved in several professional organizations including serving as president of Red Tag News Association, national co-chair of the Periodicals Focus Groups and co-chair for the Periodicals Operations Advisory Committee. She was vice-chair of the Mailers Technical Advisory Committee from 2004-05 and has since taken on the role of industry chair where she will serve through 2007. Ms. McGarvy holds a bachelor's degree in business administration from Cleary College in Michigan and a masters of science degree in Administration from Central Michigan University.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Wppc | Vice President | Current |
| Crain Communications, Inc. | Vice President, Distribution | Current |
| Wppc | Board of Directors | Current |
| Crain Communications, Inc. | Corporate Distribution Director | Former |
| Central Michigan University | Masters of Science Degree in Administration | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Crain Communications, Inc. | Vice President, Human Resources | Current |
| Kelly Services, Inc. | HR director | Former |
| Heller Financial, Inc. | manager | Former |
| Central Michigan University | master's degree in human resources management and bachelor's degree in business administration | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Crain Communications, Inc. | Vice President | Current |
| Business Insurance | Publisher | Current |
| Business Insurance | Vice President & Director | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Crain Communications, Inc. | Vice President | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Crain Communications, Inc. | Vice President | Current |
| Automotive News | Assoc Publisher, Director, Editorial & Group Publisher, Europe | Current |
| Automotive News | Director, Editorial | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Crain Communications, Inc. | Vice President | Current |
| Chicago Sun Times | Former | |
| Marquette University | degree in business and marketing | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Waste News | Publisher, Vice President and Publications Director | Current |
| Crain Communications, Inc. | Vice President & Director, Publications | Current |
| The University of Akron | B.A. in marketing | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Crain Communications, Inc. | Vice President | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Crain Communications, Inc. | Vice President, Finance | Current |
| Wayne State University | MBA in finance | Former |
| Western Michigan University | bachelor's degree in accounting | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Workforce Management | Publisher & Group Vice President | Current |
| Crain Communications, Inc. | Vice President, Workforce Mgmt | Current |
| Michigan State University | master's degrees in finance | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Crain Communications, Inc. | Executive Vice President, Operations | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Crain Communications, Inc. | Vice President | Current |
| Investmentnews | Group Publisher | Current |
| University of Bridgeport | bachelor of science degree in Finance and Banking | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Crain Communications, Inc. | Director, Corp Facilities | Current |
| CB Richard Ellis Group, Inc. | vice president | Former |
| CB Richard Ellis Group, Inc. | regional facility manager to Charter One Bank | Former |
| Wayne State University | master's degree in management | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Crain Communications, Inc. | Director, Corp Circulation | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Crain Communications, Inc. | Treasurer & Assistant Secretary | Current |
| Waste News | Treasurer | Current |
| Waste News | Treasurer | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Crain Communications, Inc. | Secretary & Assistant Treasurer | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Crain Communications, Inc. | Associate Counsel | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Automotive News | Chairman, Publisher & Editor-in-Chief | Current |
| Crain Communications, Inc. | Chairman | Current |
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