From the vault: the Dec. 15, 1967 issue.
Major changes are coming to The Commercial Record in the new year – changes we think our readers will find familiar.
After nearly a decade publishing as a monthly magazine, The Commercial Record will in January revert to its original format as a weekly newspaper.
The real estate, mortgage and credit records will return to the print newspaper and will continue to be available on CR’s website, www.commercialrecord.com. The Commercial Record will arrive at subscribers’ doors in the Friday mail delivery; all content will be available on the website Friday mornings.
The Commercial Record is 135 years old and has existed in many forms over the years. Like its sister publication Banker & Tradesman, it was originally a piece of newsprint with the real estate transaction of the past week. Eventually editorial content was added as its parent company, The Warren Group, grew in size and scope.
Untold editors and reporters have passed through The Warren Group’s offices, but in its entire 135-year history the publication has had only four publishers, all members of the Warren family. Over the past 13 decades the staff has felt a deep responsibility to fairly and accurately report the finance, insurance and real estate news in the Nutmeg State, and no mere format change will alter our dedication to that goal.
Rather the change affords us the opportunity to better serve the residents of the state of Connecticut. A more frequent publishing schedule allows us to shorten the time between reporting and publishing, resulting in more timely articles and more recent real estate information.
The Dec. 15, 1917, issue of The Commercial Record
Fan favorite special focuses, including Women of FIRE and CR’s Best, will continue in 2018 and beyond. New special features will appear in the redesigned newspaper, such as weekly focuses on specific counties and towns, in depth interviews with leading industry figures and a renewed focus on the state’s unique and special real estate markets.
As we close out our 135th year, we are proud of the work we have done, and we are committed to providing the best and most informative coverage of finance and real estate news in Connecticut for the next 135 years.
We hope our readers understand the reasons for these changes and find the relaunched Commercial Record an even better value. Readers with questions, comments or feedback are invited to email editorial@thewarrengroup.com or call the Editorial Director Cassidy Murphy at (617) 897-5313.
Happy holidays to all of our readers – and congratulations to this year’s winners of CR’s Best – and we look forward to another year of being your top source for finance and real estate news and information.
