From Marty Williamson, The out-of-home industry has lost one of its true legends. Richard Austin “Dick” Estus of Savannah, Georgia — known to his family as “Popie” — passed away peacefully at home, surrounded by family, on Saturday, August 1, 2026, at the age of 92. Born September 23, […]
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Matt Schulze says paint, paint, paint
Neil Bell interviewed Selective Structures Matt Schulze on the Bell Board Podcast. Here’s what Matt said about billboard maintenance. Talk to me about structure maintenance — painting, head bolts. You bring this up a lot. I asked two engineers the same question around 2009: what’s the life expectancy on a […]
New Leadership Appointments at OUTFRONT Media
OUTFRONT Shows Commitment to Proving Value of IRL Media with New Leadership Appointments Including Former IPG and Omnicom Exec Huw Griffiths as Chief Data Officer Paul Valente Comes to OUTFRONT as SVP Talent Acquisition, Caitlin Kelly as VP Communications, and Salim Holder as VP Multicultural Growth & Partnerships Liz Rave […]
Company of the Day: Red Sunset Outdoor
Company: Red Sunset Land Outdoor Advertising Markets: Minnesota Address: 9186 Raps Rd, Cook, MN. 55723 Email: info@redsunsetland.com Phone: 218-780-0477 Red Sunset Land Development operates a two two-sided static billboards with a total of 4 faces in Cook, Minnesota. In addition to the out of home business, the company buys and sells […]
Matt Schulze on the importance of building your signs digital-ready
Sign Fabricator Matt Schulze of Selective Structures was interviewed by Neil Bell on the Bell Board Podcast. We’ll run excepts from the interview this week. Today Matt talks about the importance of building your signs digital ready You’ve made the point to me many times: even if a sign is […]
Rich Zecchino and Theresa Mitchell talk about Adams Outdoor’s Barnes and Oliver Acquisitions
Adams Outdoor Chief Legal Officer Rich Zecchino and General Manager – Ohio Valley Market Theresa Mitchell did an interview on the Barnes and Oliver Outdoor acquisitions which was published on the Adams Outdoor blog. Some of the highlights. Zechinno on the acquisitions Barnes and Oliver’s Ohio and Pennsylvania inventory…add 1,040 […]
Company of the Day – Red Rock Outdoor
Company: Red Rock Outdoor Headquarters: 161 Lafayette Street, 5th Floor, New York NY 10013 Market: New York City Phone: 212-404-2758 Email: info@redrockoutdoor.com Founded in 2009, Red Rock Outdoor is a New York based Out-of-Home company providing a full array of OOH products to the New York Area. Those include: Wallscapes […]
Adams Outdoor Advertising Completes Two Strategic Acquisitions, Establishes New Ohio Valley Market
Transactions represent the largest expansion in the company’s 43-year history, creating a unified regional network across eastern Ohio and western Pennsylvania. ZANESVILLE, Ohio — July 31, 2026 — Adams Outdoor Advertising, the nation’s fourth-largest out-of-home advertising company, today announced the completion of two strategic acquisitions—Barnes Advertising Corp. and Oliver Outdoor’s […]
Adams Outdoor Acquires Oliver Outdoor in Ohio and Pennsylvania
For Immediate Release – August 3, 2026 Pittsburgh, PA – Oliver Outdoor (“Oliver”) announced today the divestiture of its Outdoor Advertising Assets throughout Pennsylvania and Ohio to Adams Outdoor, a portfolio company of Searchlight Capital and the nation’s fourth-largest Out-of-Home media operator. The assets included 419 static faces in addition […]
Adams Outdoor Advertising Acquires Barnes Advertising Corporation in Zanesville, Ohio
For immediate release, August 3, 2026 Williamson & Associates Represents 110-Year Family Legacy in Landmark Transaction Williamson & Associates Mergers and Acquisitions is pleased to announce the successful closing of the sale of Barnes Advertising Corporation to Adams Outdoor Advertising. The transaction represents one of the most historically significant […]























