Sports biz reporter leaving for Cleveland Indians

Joel Hammond, who covers sports business for Crain’s Cleveland Business, is leaving the weekly business newspaper in a month for a job at the Cleveland Indians. Hammond writes about the change, stating, “Why am I leaving? There’s no one answer, but at 30, the future looms large. Crain Communications is a healthy, debt-free company despite […]

Crain’s New York moving to metered subscription plan

Crain’s New York Business will introduce a new metered subscription plan for its website, CrainsNewYork.com, beginning Dec. 10. Under this new plan, CrainsNewYork.com will provide readers with access to all of its content, including original articles, blog posts, the complete weekly issue, our comprehensive lists of top New York businesses, original videos and a library […]

Crain’s paper, ACBJ paper place wager on World Series

Crain’s Detroit Business and the San Francisco Business Times have placed a small wager on the outcome of the World Series. According to a story on the Crain’s Detroit site, “Native Michiganian and now Bay Area resident Ron Leuty, the biotech reporter for the Business Times, admits to being ‘conflicted.’ He loves his new adopted […]

Crain’s New York launching Insider blog

Crain’s New York Business’ stand-alone newsletter will no longer be delivered by email every morning. Instead, subscribers can now get the weekly business newspaper’s online content on a blog. Kara Bloomgarden-Smoke of The New York Observer writes, “‘Crain’s Insider newsletter will be turned into an online blog that offers news on the business of politics during […]

Crain’s Chicago to launch iPad app

Crain’s Chicago Business will release an iPad application next month, furthering the publication’s efforts to put its digital strategy first while maintaining a “strong” print product, announced publisher David Snyder. A story on its website states, “The new app will be downloadable for free; Crain’s also will sell a $59-a-year subscription to access content on […]

Ad Age names San Fran bureau chief

Cotton Delo has been named San Francisco bureau chief for Advertising Age, a Crain’s publication. Michael Learmonth of Ad Age writes, “When I first met Cotton, I was expecting someone male, maybe wearing seersucker, which is why I looked right past the woman sitting in Ad Age’s lobby for an interview a little more than […]

Crain’s New York named best paper, website

Crain’s New York Businesswon 13 editorial awards from the Alliance of Area Business Publications last month, including top honors for Best Newspaper in the Large Tabloid category and Best Website. A story on its website states, “‘It’s hard to get better than that—being named both the best local business newspaper and best local business website […]

Business North Carolina named best biz magazine

Business North Carolina was named the best regional business magazine in the country by the Alliance of Area Business Publications at its annual conference this past weekend in Milwaukee. The judges wrote, “Great writing is its hallmark, the output of skilled reporting and impeccable editing. The stories are interesting to read even for people who […]

Crain’s New York launches redesign

Crain’s New York Business has unveiled a redesigned paper, writes Glenn Coleman, the editor. Coleman writes, “My former boss Xana Antunes started this remake of Crain’s New York Business, and I finished it after being promoted into her job. Good thing we both had the irreplaceable Steve Krupinski as our art director during the redesign […]