Author: John Weller

Grand Junction CO Approves New Sign Rules… More To Come

As a follow up to our post in December, The Grand Junction, Colorado city council this week, approved new regulations for signs in the city related to content neutrality. Outdoor Advertising signs were not included under this ordinance but stay under the existing regulations. Proposed ordinance issues related to electronic […]

Company of the Day – ATA Outdoor

Company: ATA Outdoor Headquarters: 2 Alden Ave, Greenland, NH 03840 Markets: New England, including Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont & Massachusetts Phone: (603) 436-0008 Email: info@atatransit.com Founded by Jane Cutter in 1992, ATA Outdoor was created based on a perceived need that all public transit agencies in New England, with fleets […]

Clear Channel Signs Agreement With Honolulu Airport

Clear Channel Airports announced on Wednesday that it has signed a new 10 year agreement with the Honolulu International airport (HNL) to provide a comprehensive digital media program for 10 years. The new deal marks the first in-terminal adverting concession at HNL. The new advertising program will include iconic, state of […]

Senate Confirms Chao For Transportation Secretary

As a follow up to our story yesterday Elaine Chao was confirmed on Tuesday as Transportation secretary.  The confirmation passed in the Senate on a 93-6 vote. Chao, who was born in Taiwan and came to the U.S. with her parents when she was 8, will face several urgent action items […]

What Did the New DOT Secretary Say About Ads on the Right of Way?

Searching for new revenue, some states have contemplated commercial advertising on official traffic signs on the public right of way. US Senator Jerry Moran, R-KS, asked the next Secretary of Transportation about ads-on-the-road. Insider is providing the senator’s question and the reply from Elaine Chao, nominated by President Trump as Secretary […]

Company of the Day – Ashley Media

Company: Ashley Media Markets: Arkansas. Headquarters: 8100 Bicentennial Rd, North Little Rock, AR  72118 Phone: 501-851-4953 Email:  toddashley@sbcglobal.net Ashley Media was founded in 1998 in North Little Rock Arkansaa by J.D. Ashley Sr and his son Todd Holsted Ashley, Sr.  Ashley began with the construction of a 12′ by 40′ […]

Benefits of electronic messaging centers

By Samantha Martinez, Marketing Advisor at LED National We have a sign; why does my business need a message center? Consider for a moment the speed at which traffic passes by the average business. A motorist has only a few seconds to see and comprehend any given sign. For example, […]

OUTFRONT Unveils Campaign Promoting 2018 College Football Championship

NEW YORK – January 24, 2017 – OUTFRONT Media Inc. (NYSE: OUT), one of the largest out-of-home media companies in North America, announced today its partnership with the Atlanta Football Host Committee (AFHC) to develop and design the organization’s “I’m In” campaign tied to Atlanta winning the bid to host the […]

Company of the Day – Arrington Outdoor

Company: Arrington Outdoor Markets:  Texas Headquarters: 16135 Preston Rd, Dallas, Texas 75248 Phone: (800) 500-6772 Email: info@arringtonoutdoor.com Arrington Outdoor operates strategic billboard locations along major freeways and rural highways in around the Dallas Fort Worth area, the second fastest growing metro area in the Nation. Includes both traditional and digital faces. Their  advertising […]

Members of Congress Who Control Billboards

 By Ken Klein, OAAA Executive Vice President, Government Affairs Congress put 15 newcomers on the House committee that oversees billboard issues. Where do members of Congress form views about land use, signage, job creation, or property rights? Many members of Congress — not all — come from state and local […]