Founded in 1916, Crain Communications is one of the largest privately owned business publishers in the United States with more than 30 business, trade and consumer publications in North America and Europe. The company offers publications that provide news and information on the advertising and media, automotive, communications, environmental, health care, human resources, investments and insurance, plastics and rubber and other trade markets. The numerous publications operated by the company include Advertising Age, TelevisionWeek, Automotive News, AutoWeek, Crain s New York Business, Waste News, Modern Physician, Workforce Management, Investment News, Plastic News and American Coin-op. The company is a member of the Direct Marketing Association, American Advertising Federation and the Magazine Publishers of America. Crain Communications maintains more than 15 offices throughout the world and one of them is located in Chicago.