From the Group Publisher: As we prepare for a brighter 2021, an introduction – Crain’s Cleveland Business

As we turn the page on a year that many of us would like to forget, we here at Crain's Cleveland Business are focused and ready for a brighter 2021. We hope you are too.

We continue to strive to be your most important news and information resource keeping you up to date on the best and most relevant information on what drives this great economy here, while also giving you the tools you need to succeed.

It is with this mandate that I introduce myself to you as the new Group Publisher of Crain Communications' "city-book" publications in Chicago, New York, Detroit and, of course, Cleveland.

I'm assuming the position held for the last two-plus years by Mary Kramer, one of Michigan's top journalists, whose award-winning career included many years helming Crain's Detroit Business before paving a new, successful path for the Crain city books as they aggressively navigate the digital age.

Let's make no mistake. I'm attempting to fill some big shoes.

Under Mary's steady hand, the Crain city books, including Crain's Cleveland Business, are stronger and reaching more readers and serving more business partners than ever before. She is leaving the publications in spectacular shape. We are more ready than ever to capitalize on the changes in the media landscape, and I'm honored to take the baton.

The good news is Mary is not leaving Crain. She is moving into a new role working on exciting, big projects for Crain Communications, continuing to report to Crain Communications CEO and Crain's Detroit Business Publisher KC Crain. Look for more big news from Mary in the coming weeks and months.

As part of the changes in leadership, I'd also like to announce that Lisa Rudy, associate publisher of Crain's Detroit Business, will expand her duties to manage the day-to-day operations of Crain's Detroit. Lisa has spent the last 18 months working not only with Crain's partners in Detroit, but also Cleveland and New York, helping set all three publications on stronger footing.

In Cleveland, under Publisher Mike Schoenbrun and Executive Editor Elizabeth McIntyre, we are dedicated to delivering the best fact-based reporting and editing and new products to readers and business partners alike. Our mission to provide exclusive journalism from the best newsroom in the region will only grow stronger in 2021 and beyond.

This is an extraordinary time to be in the media business. We understand that change is constant in our industry. And we also understand the tremendous trust our readers and business partners put into us every day.

That's why we continue to get smarter about how we deliver our content to readers and are working hard to refine our platforms so that we successfully meet the challenge of the changing needs of our readers as technology evolves.

Additionally, we are listening to our business partners as they continue to look for ways to solve their unique problems. We are committed to be the right resource to help them navigate this more competitive landscape.

We know the last year has been tough. But we also know that from difficult times in the past, new opportunities arise. We know that 2021 will be better and stronger. And that great things lie ahead for Cleveland.

We thank you, always, for taking us with you on your journey.

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From the Group Publisher: As we prepare for a brighter 2021, an introduction - Crain's Cleveland Business