Many of you read our post yesterday on “Do You Build Because You Can?”. As a follow up we had a conversation with Neil Bell of New South Outdoor to get additional details and the back story on the sites in question. We understand, as normally happens, there was more […]
CINCINNATI (July 30) — A judge issued a temporary restraining order (TRO) to block Cincinnati’s targeted billboard tax and higher fees. The next step is a hearing for injunctive relief in early September. Norton Outdoor Advertising and Lamar Advertising Company are challenging the new tax and fees on constitutional grounds. […]
New York State’s congressional delegation is keeping pressure on Governor Andrew Cuomo (D-NY) to remove rogue signs from the highway right of way or face loss of federal funds. On February 1, the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) told New York State’s DOT that it would withhold $14 million in federal […]
Company: Eagle Signs Headquarters: 436-B Hackel Dr, Montgomery, AL 36117 Market: Montgomery AL Phone: (334) 832-4000 Created in 1989 as an outdoor advertising company, Eagle Signs has expanded to address the needs of a growing market area and their clients. Along with their Outdoor signs, they design, manufacture and install […]
Grey Vick of Vick Outdoor used his digital billboards to announce the birth of a son. He tells Insider: “We got lots of hits online and social media with the photos of our new baby!! We ran him on 3 of our digitals after he was born! Got a couple […]
An article in the Opelika-Auburn, AL news site oanow.com raises an interesting questions. Here is the background. It seems residents of the greater Auburn area have been very outspoken about the construction of two new billboards, being built by a local developer. Each board is being built in close proximity […]
Spearfish, South Dakota is renegotiating three billboard leases with Lamar. Two of the billboards site on city land at 120 Industrial Drive and the third is on city land at Black Hills Energy Sports Complex. The leases were originated 20 years ago and generate $900 in revenue per year. The […]
Insider get lots of phone calls and email requests which go like this: “I’m looking for the article you wrote on _______________ last month.” To help you sift our archived posts, we’ve added a search box just to the right of the Billboard Insider masthead. Type your keyword or person […]
Company: Eastern Outdoor Markets: Maryland, Washington, DC. Headquarters: 7115 Rockridge Road, Baltimore, MD 21207 Phone: 410-464-4440 Email: info@easternoutdoor.net Eastern Outdoor is an independently owned outdoor advertising company which specializes in high profile bulletins in Baltimore and Washington DC. The firm was started by Phillip Greenwell in 1932. Current ownership and […]
Dave Roland of Roland Digital Media likes to restore things. He’s turned his office into a 1950’s Texaco Station with a Working Vintage Garage and a Museum of Advertising and Event Center. The office hosts networking events. Roland also restores vehicles Here’s the interior and exterior of a restored 33 […]
