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Penton is an information services and marketing company.〔Bill Mickey, "Penton Launches New Data Solutions Division" ''(Folio )'' 24 March 2014〕 The company's three largest revenue streams come from events, digital and marketing services.〔Bill Mickey, "Penton Rebrands Itself as Information Services Business." ''Folio'', 11 November 2014.〕 Although Penton had a long history (see below) as a trade publisher, in 2014 it reported that 45 percent of its EBITDA derived from digital products, 34 percent from events, and 21 percent from print.〔"Investor Relations" (penton.com ), retrieved 20 February 2015〕 The main industry segments served by Penton include agriculture, transportation, natural products/food, infrastructure, and design and manufacturing. The company is descended from Penton Publishing, founded by John Penton in 1904 to bring together production of several trade magazine titles, including ''Foundry'', which he had created in Detroit in 1892.〔"Penton Media," ''(The Encyclopedia of Cleveland History )'' 2004; retrieved 2 January 2015.〕 Penton's global headquarters had been in the Penton Media Building in Downtown Cleveland, Ohio since 2000.〔(Penton relocates corporate headquarters ) retrieved 30 December 2007〕 However, after the Penton/Prism merger, the company is now headquartered in New York City,〔(About Penton ) retrieved 30 December 2007〕 although it continues to maintain offices in Cleveland and other U.S. cities, with an employee base of approximately 1,350 people.〔(Penton office locations ) retrieved 30 December 2007〕 Due to reduced advertising sales as customers shifted to digital media from print, Penton went through "pre-packaged" bankruptcy reorganization in 2010.〔"(Penton Media gets bankruptcy plan OK, to exit soon )" ''Reuters'' 5 March 2010〕〔Steve Smith, "(Penton Emerges from Bankruptcy )" ''Min'' 10 March 2010〕 ==Early history== Penton's history began with two Cleveland companies, Penton Publishing Co, founded by John A. Penton—an iron molder by trade〔"Penton Media, Inc. History" ''(Funding Universe )'' retrieved 10 January 2015〕—in 1904, and the Industrial Publishing Co. John Penton had been involved in publishing trade magazines since 1887, creating ''Foundry'' in Detroit (1892), and then the Iron and Steel Press Co in Cleveland (1901). In Cleveland, he also published ''The Iron Trade Review,'' which became ''IndustryWeek''. By the 1920s, the company was a large business magazine publisher, for several years printing "Time" under contract.〔''(Encyclopedia of Cleveland History ),'' 2004〕 Between 1938 and 1945, Penton helped the United States Census establish the Standard Industrial Classification system, a digital coding system for industries.〔"Penton Media, Inc. History" ''(Funding Universe )'' retrieved 10 January 2015〕 In 1976, Penton was acquired by Pittway, a security system corporation, and merged with the Industrial Publishing Company. It was spun off by Pittway to become an independent company in 1998.〔"Penton Media Is Successfully Spun Off from Parent Pittway Corp," The Simba Report on Directory Publishing, September 1998〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Penton (company)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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