We got lucky this time, both storms went east of us.

Both platforms grew but the billboards really jumped. Revenue on mature billboards went up double digits, and we added ten faces all of which are generating steady month over month growth. Before the end of the year we will be activating four more digital faces, one of which is a 20 X 60 windshield read and another will be our first square shape.

We have 85 billboard faces and 150 indoor locations. Indoor is inexpensive to build, generates positive cash flow quickly, and most important it’s a real tie-breaker when packaged into a billboard sale – something extra that my competitors can’t offer.

Our plant is mainly on a coast so growth is through the roof, and our cities (Mobile, Montgomery and Pensacola) are creating exciting downtown improvements. While we get the opportunity to buy stand alone assets, most of our expansion is in new construction and that deal flow has picked up. There are still spacing opportunities here, commercial zoning is expanding which opens new land, small business confidence is high (we are mostly local), and we invested in a dedicated real estate effort. I think next year will be our best as measured in revenue per face, and in net faces added.

Of course; I miss everything and everyone in New York every day, and visit frequently (special shout out Delta for the direct flights). I have two children in NY, and 85 down here in Florida. I love them all, and am really busy making more.

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