An industry leader, Crain Communications Inc is one of the largest privately-owned business publishers in the U.S. with more than 30 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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