Business

Clear Channel Outdoor Pays $26 million to SEC to Resolve China Bribery Charges

Washington D.C., Sept. 28, 2023 — The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings Inc. agreed to pay more than $26 million to resolve charges that it bribed Chinese government officials to obtain outdoor advertising contracts in violation of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA). The […]

Company of the Day: Cooper Outdoor

Company: Cooper Outdoor  Markets: Texas, Southern Coast, Southeast of San Antonio. Headquarters:  115 Waco, Corpus Christi, Texas, 78401 Phone:  361-882-3088 Email: coopersales@cooperoutdoor.com Cooper Outdoor is a locally owned and operated family business which was founded in 1981.  The company has Over 400 billboard locations in the following Texas counties: Aransas Bee Jim Wells Kendall Kleberg […]

IBO USA Evolves Data and Branding as Footprint Grows with Adams

Insider caught wind that IBO had grown significantly recently and talked with both Chris Cowlbeck, CVO, IBO USA and Rich Zecchino, Chief Legal Officer and VP of Real Estate, Adams Outdoor. Chris, how has IBO grown and aspects of the data world changed for IBO Speedway?  “We began aggregating our […]

Billboards and Transit Up, Street Furniture and Place Based Down in 2Q 23

The US out of home industry grew 2% during the second quarter of 2023 according the the OAAA.  Here’s the data by out of home sector.  Transit grew 6%.  Roadside billboards grew 2%.  Street furniture declined 1%.  Digital place based declined by 1%.  Remote work is impacting street furniture and […]

Company of the Day – Conlee Outdoor Advertising

Company:  Conlee Outdoor Advertising Headquarters: 13407 Raphael Avenue, Bakersfield, CA 93306 Market: Bakersfield, CA Phone: 661-549-1792 Email:  shelli@conleeoutdoor.com We caught up with Conlee Outdoor General Manager, Shelli Carlovsky, for a conversation about the business. Shelli, can you tell us about your background and how it led you to Conlee Outdoor? […]

Company of the Day: Connell Outdoor

Company:  Connell Outdoor Market: Las Vegas Headquarters: 5242 University Center Drive, Las Vegas, 89119 Phone: 702-795-0555 Connell Outdoor is a locally owned Las Vegas billboard operator with premium locations in targeted tourist corridors and key Las Vegas interstates and freeways.   Jessica Connell is Connell Outdoor’s Executive Director. Tell us about Connell’s history […]

Matt Schulze on Hurricanes, Sign Damage and Insurance

  It’s been a busy storm season with three hurricanes (Lee, Idalia and Hilary) thus far.  Billboard Insider talked with Matt Schulze of Selective Structures about building signs to withstand storms. What should you build to if you are concerned about hurricanes? Selective builds to local building codes which means building […]

Daktronics CFO Sheila Anderson on Daktronics Bright Future

For a Billboard Insider reader, the turnaround seemed to start with the news of a delayed earnings release back in early December 2022. For Daktronics though, their efforts had started much earlier than that, as they focused on shoring up supply chain issues, a large order backload and  short term […]

Company of the Day – Classic Outdoor Advertising

Company: Classic Outdoor Billboard Advertising, LLC Headquarters: 200 Fairground Suite 105, Higginsville MO 64037 Phone: 660-584-6242 Email: classicoutdoor@yahoo.com Classic Outdoor has close to 600 displays in the Midwest with a primary focus in Missouri and Illinois. Dave Gash is the President.   To receive a free morning newsletter with each […]

Company of the Day: Comstor

Company: Comstor Outdoor Markets: Indiana and Ohio. Headquarters: 9016 St Route 117, Box 151 Huntsville, Ohio  43324-0151. Phone: 888-354-2591 Email: office@comstoroutdoor.com Comstor Outdoor was started in 2001 by Jason Duff and operates 400 faces in western Ohio and Eastern Indiana. In addition to Comstor, Duff runs the Community Storage & Properties real estate firm […]