Business publisher Crain Communications announced the closing of
Crain's Manchester Business, the first local weekly business journal to be published in the UK. The pub had a circulation of
11,500 top business decision makers in the Greater Manchester area. The limited ad support "has made the project unsustainable," said Chris Crain, vice president, Crain Communications and editor in
chief of the 3-year-old
Crain's Manchester Business. The last issue was published on June 21.