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Crain Communications Inc.

is in the Media Industry

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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.

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 workforce - All News and Analysis

Setting Sites on Retirees

BNET - 2006-02-01

Several retiree employment Web sites are playing matchmaker to companies and retirees. Employers are increasingly seeking to use the abilities and knowledge of retired professionals. At the same time, good health, and longer lives and, in some cases, financial concerns are prompting highly skilled retired professionals to return to the...

Tags: Crain Communications Inc., Workforce, Recruitment & Selection, Workforce Management, Payroll Solutions, Financial Accounting, Human Resources, Finance
IBM Optimizes Its Workforce to Address New Business Goals

BNET - 2005-07-01

Workforce optimization is the process of ensuring the company has the right number of people with the right set of skills. It is particularly important in project work where a firm continually has to pull together teams with the right set of skills to deliver its projects. When optimization is...

Tags: Optimization, Crain Communications Inc., IBM Corp., Workforce, Workforce Optimization, Recruitment & Selection, Workforce Management, Payroll Solutions, Human Resources
The Turnover Myth

BNET - 2005-06-01

Minimizing churn has long been an article of faith for many workforce executives, but others actively manage turnover for maximum financial return. They drive it up when it is too low, push it down when it is too high, and understand its true costs and benefits. Like many workforce trends,...

Tags: Crain Communications Inc., Turnover, Workforce, Workforce Management, Recruitment & Selection, Payroll Solutions, Human Resources
In Just A Year, Cash-Balance Plans Go From Panacea To Pariah

BNET - 2004-06-01

From the executive summary: ‘Not long ago, companies considered cash-balance pension plans ideal for limiting financial liability and providing a more portable retirement program to today's mobile workforce. The plans, a cross between a traditional defined-benefit plan and a defined-contribution plan, have been adopted by hundreds of major U.S. corporations...

Tags: Crain Communications Inc., Panacea, Workforce, Recruitment & Selection, Payroll Solutions, Workforce Management, Financial Accounting, Human Resources, Finance
For Some Chief Learning Officers, One of the Goals is Job Insecurity

BNET - 2003-10-01

The article tells that some chief learning officers believe they are most successful when learning is so much a part of the organization that their role is no longer necessary. The idea that this is a temporary role could explain the difficulty of determining how many CLOs is out there....

Tags: Job, Chief Learning Officer, Crain Communications Inc., Workforce, Recruitment & Selection, Workforce Management, Payroll Solutions, Sales Tools, Sales Force Management, Human Resources, Sales

Crain's Workforce names new publisher.(new publisher and associate publisher for Workforce magazine)(News)(Brief Article)

- 2003-01-06

COSTA MESA, Calif.-Workforce magazine, a sister publication of Business Insurance, has named a new publisher and associate publisher. Todd Johnson, former corporate facilities director for Crain Communications Inc., is Workforce's new publisher, an COSTA MESA, Calif.-Workforce magazine, a sister publication of Business Insurance,...

Tags: Crain, Crain Communications Inc., Johnson, workforce
Recruiting Outlook: Creative HR for 2003

BNET - 2002-12-01

Even if the economy drifts downward and corporations remain in a belt-tightening mode, savvy HR managers enable their companies to quickly add quality staff as soon as the workforce growth light turns green. In 2003, that means defining exactly what "talent management" means to the organization and where it fits...

Tags: Microsoft Outlook, Crain Communications Inc., Recruiting, Workforce, Recruitment & Selection, Workforce Management, Payroll Solutions, Human Resources
Why You Need Workforce Planning

BNET - 2002-11-01

Workforce planning is one of the most important issues that human resources professionals are talking about today. Still, many have not gone beyond the talking stage. The task of actually implementing workforce planning is daunting because it is so difficult to define. The purpose of this paper is designed to...

Tags: Crain Communications Inc., Workforce, Workforce Planning, Recruitment & Selection, Workforce Management, Payroll Solutions, Human Resources
Crain Communications purchases "Workforce" magazine

- 2002-07-23

Crain Communications (Detroit, MI) has acquired Workforce magazine from ACC Communications (Costa Mesa, CA). No terms of the deal were given. The acquired title was launched in 1922 as The Journal of Personnel Research and was later titled Personnel Journal. It is published monthly with a controlled circulation of...

Tags: Crain Communications Inc., Detroit, MARKETING, newsletter, workforce
Crain buys human resources monthly. (Tips, Trends & Observations).

- 2002-07-22

Crain Communications Inc., publisher of InvestmentNews, has acquired Workforce magazine for an undisclosed price from ACC Communications Inc. of Costa Mesa, Calif. ACC has published the monthly magazine since the late 1950s. It has 47,500 human resources executives as readers and 275,000 online subscribers. ...

Tags: Crain, Crain Communications Inc., workforce

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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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News Corp	3.5
Gannett	2.6
Disney	3.4
Time Warner	3.3