Crain Communications Inc.

found: Crain Communications Web site, February 23, 2017:Company History page (Crain's Business Publishing Company, founded in 1916 by G. D. Crain; in Louisville, KY, moved to Chicago later that year; in July 1969, the company's name changes from Advertising Publications Inc. to Crain Communications Inc to reflect the company's growing diversity)

found: Crain website, viewed January 13, 2020:banner (CRAIN) About us (delivering news to more than 6 million global business leaders; its journalists, industry experts and business insiders share one vision: to produce stories, communities and platforms that empower our audiences' success) Locations (headquarters, 1155 Gratiot Ave., Detroit, MI 48207-2732; offices in 10 other cities, all in U.S. except for London and Munich) Latest news; Crain launches Sustainable Plastics to address recycling and sustainability market, Jan. 7, 2020 (Crain Communications Inc.; Crain Communications, one of the world's leading privately owned media companies; Crain owns and operates the Global Polymer Group, Automotive News, Advertising Age, Pensions & Investments among other media brands)

found: Encyclopedia of Chicago (online), 2005, viewed January 13, 2020(Crain Communications Inc.; founded by Gustavus D. Crain, Jr., who immediately moved it in 1916 from Louisville to Chicago; in 1930, when the company's name became Advertising Publications Inc., it launched Advertising Age; in 1969 the company changed its name to Crain Communications Inc., which continued to be operated by the Crain family)