CD Publications
news service firm
CD Publications began as a news service firm located in Silver Spring, Maryland, outside Washington, D.C. It produces web-based news services and newsletters, whose topics of coverage include housing, health care, education, funding, aging and Native Americans.
History
CD Publications was founded in 1961 by Ash Gerecht of Kansas City, Missouri, and his wife, Gloria. The company was originally headquartered in Silver Spring, Maryland.
The first newsletter published was Housing Affairs Letter. It was followed by Community Development Digest (1965), Housing Market Report (1976), Managing Housing Letter (1978), Housing the Elderly (1982) and CD Housing Register (1983).
In 1984, the company added senior affairs to its housing-related subjects with Aging News Alert. In 1986, coverage was expanded to include grant-seeking with Federal Assistance Monitor and business in 1987 with Minorities in Business Insider. New topics of coverage came in late 1998 when Youth Crime Alert and Workplace Discrimination Alert were founded.
In 2001, the company began a transition from print-only publications to Web-based online news services. This project was led by veteran newsletter executive Jim Rogers, formerly of Inside Washington Publishers and Phillips Business Information, who served as the company's Assistant Publisher and Editorial Director.
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