March 2000 听Business Marketing, Crain’s oldest magazine,听changes its design and name to BtoB.
June 2000 Crain 听begins taking electronic ad files on a centralized server via the company’s production new media department.
September 2000 Two Crain publications change their designs and names. RCA changes to RCA Wireless News, and Advertising Age International becomes AdAge Global.
January 2001 Crain acquires its听first non-English language periodicals El Asesor de Mexico and El Asesor de Monterrey,听increasing the company’s regional business publications to six titles.
September 2001 Crain launches its first German automotive publication, Automobilwoche, becoming the company’s third non-English language periodical.
March 2002 Crain’s New York Business releases the company ‘s first digital edition, provided to select subscribers in PDF format.
July 2002 Crain 听adds the human resource periodical Workforce to its听list of publications. A year later the name is changed to Workforce Management.
November 2004 Crain 听acquires American Demographics magazine, publishing it as a feature within Advertising Age and adage.com.
March听2007听KC Crain named Publisher of Autoweek.
April听2008听Keith Crain inducted into Michigan Journalism Hall of Fame.
May听2008听KC Crain named VP of Crain Communications.
November听2008听Crain acquires Staffing Industry Analysts, Inc., provider of research, data and analysis covering the contingent workforce.
November听2008听Automotive News Today launches, a 3-minute online newscast.
2009听Waste News changes its name to Waste & Recycling News
