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Regulatory Roundup July 29, 2018

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 […]

Finding a past Billboard Insider Article

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 of the Day: Eastern Outdoor

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 […]

Out of the Office: Dave Roland

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 […]

Billboard Insider Classifieds July 28, 2018

“The response has been excellent.  Excellent investment.”  Out of home broker Stephen Minnich. “…we have received no less than 15 responses the ad you ran for us to sell our Quad Cities billboard plant…”  David Buring “FYI, today we got two requests from out of home companies to sign up.  […]

Right of Way Update

House Transportation Chairman Bill Shuster (R-PA) dropped President Trump’s proposal to “commercialize” the highway right of way by selling concession rights for gas stations and restaurants. Insider connects the dots: The Trump infrastructure plan said states should be allowed to commercialize highway rest stops, converting rest areas to full-service plazas […]

Supplier Spotlight: 4 Questions for Structural Steel Suppliers

  By Kerry Yoakum Vice President of Government Affairs, OAAA OAAA regularly features Thought Leadership Q&A from its committee members. This month, OAAA presents the Supplier Spotlight, asking structural steel providers four insightful questions: What are the most important factors an OOH media company should consider when choosing a sign […]

TN Operators Benefit From OOH In Politics This Week

Insider ran a timely article this week from the OAAA on OOH People in Public Office.  This week the Tennessee Committee on Government Operations held a Rule Review meeting.  Included on the agenda was as request from the Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT) to amend their rules related to the […]

Company of the Day: Eagle Displays

Company:  Eagle Displays Markets:  California Headquarters: 419 Main Street, Suite #16, Huntington Beach, CA  92648 Phone: 877-663-2453 Eagle Displays operates 6 billboard in the Central Valley of California.  In addition to selling advertising, Eagle displays provides construction, sales and marketing services to property owners who own billboards. The company is […]

Kegerreis Outdoor Acquires Nations Media

Kegerreis Outdoor Advertising has acquired 108 billboards in Winchester VA, Martinsburg WV and Charlotte, NC from Nations Media.  Terms of the transaction were not announced.  With the acquisition Kegerreis has more than 2,500 displays in 7 states. Kegerreis has been doing acquisitions.  In May 2018 Kegerreis bought 57 billboards in West […]