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This week, our team gathered at the beautiful Book Tower Conservatory in Detroit to celebrate the 2025 Crain Editorial Awards—an evening dedicated to honoring the exceptional journalism, innovation, and collaboration that define Crain’s editorial excellence. Now in its third year (and second in Detroit), the event brought together more than 80 brand leaders, editors, and finalists from across the company for a night of recognition and reflection.

Seven Crain brands claimed 30 finalist spots across 18 categories in the 2025 Jesse. H Neal Awards. Congratulations to Ad Age, Automotive News, Crain’s Chicago Business, Crain’s Detroit Business, Crain’s New York Business, Modern Healthcare, and Pensions & Investments. Winners will be announced at the awards ceremony on May 16 in New York City, celebrating the best in B2B journalism across a range of disciplines, from investigative reporting to design and overall editorial impact.

Four Crain brands were named finalists in nine categories in the Azbees, ASBPE’s Awards of Excellence. Congratulations, Automotive News, Modern Healthcare, Pensions & Investments, and Staffing Industry Analysts! The Azbees recognize outstanding work by magazines and digital media — websites, e-newsletters, digital magazines, social media and blogs. This year, there were 800 entries, which were judged by 83 experienced B2B editors, freelancers, designers and journalism professors.

DETROIT, February 2025 – Crain Communications announces the transition of its Chief Financial Officer role as Bob Recchia moves into a Strategic Advisor position after nearly a decade of service. Recchia joined Crain Communications in 2016, bringing more than 30 years of financial leadership experience. As CFO, he played a key role in shaping the company’s financial strategy, driving growth through acquisitions, enhancing operational efficiencies, and strengthening financial discipline.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 10, 2025 DETROIT—Crain Communications Inc has agreed to acquire Hart Energy, the leading multi-platform news and information company covering the massive energy sector with industry leading media brands such as Oil and Gas Investor, E&P and the DUG conferences, among others.

Sep 10, 2024 The ACS Rubber Division and Rubber News are partnering, bringing together their premier events—the International Elastomer Conference and International Tire Exhibition & Conference, respectively. Beginning next year, the two conferences will be held under one roof as the Global Polymer Summit.

For the second year, Pensions & Investments proudly rang the NASDAQ closing bell, marking another year of success for its Influential Women in Institutional Investing program.

Crain’s Cleveland Business, Rubber News and Tire Business took home an impressive 18 awards during the Press Club of Cleveland’s 2024 All-Ohio Excellence in Journalism Awards banquet, held Friday, June 7 at the House of Blues in Cleveland. The awards were revamped this year, with most of the categories combined regardless of publication type or size, making the competition much stronger. Our brands still stood out, showcasing the exceptional talent and dedication of our teams.

The GenomeWeb Media Group, part of Crain Communications, has opened registration for its inaugural Best Places to Work program. GenomeWeb’s Best Places to Work 2024 is intended to recognize employers within the life science research, diagnostics, and/or precision medicine market who have created cultures that attract talent and develop employees. The goal of the program is to give recognition where it is due and provide companies with valuable feedback from their teams.