Crain launches its first business newspaper outside of the states

Crain Communication Inc. launched its first city business newspaper outside of the United States today, according to How-Do, a site that covers the media industry in the North West of England.

The weekly paper is called, Crain’s Manchester, a new venture that adds to the company's business publications in New York, Chicago, Detroit and Cleveland. Crain’s claims the publication will be the first city business weekly of its kind in Western Europe, according to the story.

The paper's Web site, http://www.crainsmanchesterbusiness.co.uk/, was also launched today.

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