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Crain Communications Inc.

is in the Media Industry

Private
US

Dow Jones Description

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.

President

Rance E. Crain

Number of Employees 1,000

Contact Information

1155 Gratiot Ave

Detroit, Michigan 48207

www.crain.com

(313) 446-6000

Peer Companies

NAICS Code : 516110

Recent Events

Crain's Chicago Business Selects LoopNet's Industry-Leading Platform to Power Online Commercial Real

12/15/09 - Joint Venture / Alliance - View Story
Crain Communications Names Kathy Henry Circulation/Audience Development Director

9/18/09 - Mgmt. Change Entering - Director - View Story
Crain Communications names corporate circulation/audience development director

8/31/09 - Mgmt. Change Leaving - Other - View Story

News & Analysis

crain communications inc. and investment - All News and Analysis

Exclusive FinancialWeek Analysis Reveals Significantly Greater Insider Trading Potential in Days Before Big Private Equity Buyouts are Announced Than Same Period Before Big Corporate Mergers and Acquisitions are Made Public.

- 2007-05-13

To: BUSINESS EDITORSContact: Paul Margolis, Communications Director, +1-212-210-0244, +1-212-210-0117 Fax, PMargolis@FinancialWeek.com; or Glenn Coleman, Editor, +1-212-210-0421, +1-212-210-0444 Fax, GColeman@FinancialWeek.com NEW YORK, May 13 /PRNewswire/ -- From FinancialWeek's May 14 issue, also available at financialweek.com: Compared with corporate executives who hash out mega-mergers, it appears that the buyout crowd has a...

Tags: acquisition, Crain Communications Inc., Dow Jones & Company Inc., Fax, FINANCE, Investment, M&A, SEC
Firms Replacing Stock Options With Restricted Shares Face a Tough Sell to Employees

BNET - 2005-09-01

David Ayre approaches employee communications like a marketer approaches an advertising campaign. Pepsi, like many companies, realized it eventually would be required to expense stock options and got to work on developing a new compensation program. This paper describes how getting information out early - even before all of the...

Tags: Stock Option, Compensation, Stock, Crain Communications Inc., Stock Options, Benefits, Investment, Financial Accounting, Human Resources, Stock Options & Grants, Finance
State of the Sector: Pension & Retirement Benefits

BNET - 2005-08-01

Employers that offer 401k plans are navigating a minefield of liability issues around how much they can do to help employees save enough for retirement - without being held liable if workers don't have enough when they retire. Many 401k plan providers worry that if they automatically enroll employees into...

Tags: 401(k) Plan, Crain Communications Inc., Pension, 401(k), Retirement Plans, Investment, Human Resources, Benefits, Finance
JPMorgan Stock Option Plan Throws a Lifeline to Employees When Shares Are Underwater

BNET - 2005-08-01

JPMorgan's program allows workers to get value out of worthless options and could benefit companies facing new rules on expense reporting. Some companies are beginning to doubt the value of stock options as a compensation tool, and it's easy to see why. There has been a spate of lawsuits involving...

Tags: Stock Option, Stock, J.P. Morgan Chase & Co., Crain Communications Inc., Stock Options, Investment, Benefits, Financial Accounting, Human Resources, Stock Options & Grants, Finance
20 Years of change.

- 2005-04-25

Byline: Mary Kramer For a region whose core city celebrated its 300th birthday in 2001, 20 years is a blink of an eye. But let me tell you: Putting together lists of 20 extraordinary people, events, trends and business happenings from the...

Tags: Crain Communications Inc., Detroit, FINANCE, Investment, IPO

Disclosure Is a Balancing Act for Employers

BNET - 2005-04-01

Silvia Frank likens the way employees choose investments for their 401k plans to how people shopped for food before products carried nutritional labels. As the manager of the defined-contribution plans at Trinity Health, a Novi, Michigan - based health care provider, Frank is among a growing number of retirement plan...

Tags: Mutual Fund, Crain Communications Inc., Silvia Frank, Mutual Funds, Retirement Plans, Investment, 401(k), Vertical Industries, Benefits, Healthcare, Human Resources, Finance, Enterprise Software, Software
Lifecyle Funds Can Help Companies Mitigate Risk and Boost Employee Savings

BNET - 2005-04-01

The funds, which rebalance based on the investor's retirement age, are gaining popularity. But getting workers to use them correctly has its own set of problems. Univar, based in Kirkland, Washington, was one of the first companies to make lifecycle funds a default option in its 401k plan. It's a...

Tags: Fund, Crain Communications Inc., Equity, 401(k), Retirement Plans, Investment, Financial Services, Strategy, Human Resources, Benefits, Finance, Management
RPN's Ernie Zielasko dies at 84

- 2004-01-12

Ernest H. Zielasko, who co-founded Rubber & Plastics News in 1971 and led the publication as its editor and publisher for 16 years, died Dec. 13 at age 84 following a short illness. Zielasko for years wanted to start a publication for rubber product manufacturers, and in 1971...

Tags: Crain Communications Inc., FINANCE, Investment, MARKETING
401 (k) Matches Cut in Bad Times are Slow to be Restored

BNET - 2003-10-01

Times must be tough when a preeminent 401k plan service provider suspends its own 401k match. Despite better times, the company has not restored its employees' match, and seems in no hurry to do so. Reinstating a 401k match remains one of top priorities, but it is not a decision...

Tags: 401(k) Plan, Crain Communications Inc., Match, 401(k), Retirement Plans, Investment, Human Resources, Benefits, Finance
Retirement in the Year 2024

BNET - 2003-10-01

Employees who had enjoyed defined benefit plan protection grumbled when a 401k plan was substituted, because the 2001-2003 bear market had shown how vulnerable 401k plan benefits were to stock market fluctuations and interest rate movements. But, except in heavily-unionized companies, they had no choice but to accept the changes....

Tags: 401(k) Plan, Crain Communications Inc., Benefit Plan, 401(k), Retirement Plans, Benefits, Investment, Payroll Solutions, Human Resources, Finance

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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

Executive News

Crain Communications names corporate circulation/audience development director

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