Author: John Weller

From the Business Side

Being the “organizational wonk” of the Westburg/Weller Billboard Insider partnership, this will be the first of periodic thoughts on the business side of operations. Let me know if you think they are worthwhile? You may have recently read about Wells Fargo Bank and their problems with thousands of employees secretly […]

Company of the Day – Brooks Billboard

Company:  Brooks Billboard Corporation Headquarters: 10735 Avenue Rd., Perrysburg, Ohio 43551 Markets: Toledo, I-75 south to Dayton and state routes in northwest Ohio Phone: 419.874.6400 Email:  Brookswelker@yahoo.com Brooks Billboard Corporation operates a 100 billboard plant in Ohio.  The company is owned by Brooks Welker.  The company started as a painting and sign contactor.  The company’s […]

Crookston MN OK’s Billboard

An update from our Monday post on Sky Digital’s proposed new digital structure in Crookston, MN.  After attorneys for Sky Digital and Crookston National Bank Monday evening stated and restated their cases for and against the digital billboard, the City Planning Commission, and the Crookston City Council, both voted in […]

JCDecaux Joins Dow Jones Sustainability Index

09/14/2016 JCDecaux joins the Dow Jones Sustainability Index, the benchmark index for socially-responsible companies Paris, 14 September 2016 – JCDecaux SA (Euronext Paris: DEC), the number one outdoor advertising company worldwide, announces that following an evaluation by RobecoSAM (a company specialising in sustainable investing) and in partnership with S&P Dow […]

Grand Forks Votes No On Digital

We reported yesterday on Sky Digital’s sign application in Crookston MN. Sky Digital was also in the news in Grand Forks, North Dakota as their Planning and Zoning Commission voted 11-0 to block five proposed digital billboards last week. The vote was their response to an appeal Sky had filed with […]

Company of the Day – Barrett Outdoor

Company:  Barrett Outdoor  Headquarters: 381 Highland St., West Haven CT  Markets: Eastern Connecticut along the I-95 corridor, including Bridgeport, Stratford, Devon & Milford Phone: 203.932.4601 Email: sales@Barrettoutdoor.com For 55 years, the Barrett family has kept its focus on doing one thing and doing it very well: Having outstanding outdoor bulletin spaces in outstanding locations—and providing customers […]

Outfront Gets L.A. Bus Marketing Rights

A press release from Outfront Media 12 SEP 2016 New deal expands on OUTFRONT’s leadership in the greater Los Angeles transit advertising market NEW YORK, Sept. 12, 2016 /PRNewswire/ — OUTFRONT Media Inc. (NYSE: OUT), one of the largest out-of-home media companies in North America, announced today that it has assumed […]

Crookston MN Evaluating Digital Sign Request

Last year the University of Minnesota Crookston, in Crookston, MN, approached the City about potentially placing a billboard on University property on the north end of town. The City modified its existing ordinance relating to billboard-related signage to allow a limited number of billboards along a major corridor like University […]

Feds Take Control of Philadelphia Billboards

philly.com is reporting that the federal government has taken regulatory control of billboards along the Market Street East corridor away from Philadelphia, saying the city had not been responsive to questions about enforcement.  In a letter issued last month, the Federal Highway Administration ordered that the city return control of […]

Vinyl Printing Under A Blue Sky

Blue Sky Digital Printing, owned by Trent Lindmark, has been on a high growth curve out of their base of operations in Norman, OK.  Insider has a chance to talk with Trent about the business. Tell us about Blue Sky’s digital printing capabilities? Blue Sky has the capacity to print […]