December 21, 2018 — Baton Rouge, LA – Lamar Advertising Company (Nasdaq: LAMR), a leading owner of outdoor advertising and logo sign displays, today announced that it has acquired Fairway Outdoor Advertising’s billboard operations in five U.S. markets from GTCR, LLC for a purchase price of $418.5 million. “We are […]
Just out of the Navy, George Merovich started in the winter of 1972 with Penn Advertising in York, PA — as a bill poster. Forty-seven years later, at Lamar’s regional office in York, PA, Merovich is responsible for development in 18 markets, from Providence to parts of Ohio. He also […]
By Haleigh Powell, Huntington Outdoor Have you ever seen the movie “The Greatest Showman?” The entire movie is about a boy striving to become better and more in life. Throughout the movie, you watch as he gives up everything in life to achieve “success.” At the end of the movie, […]
The New York Times did a nice feature this week called Digital Data Gives Billbaord Owners More Reason to Love a Good Traffic Jam. It quotes Lamar’s John Miller, Clear Channel Outdoor’s Dan Levi, Outfront Media’s Jeremy Male and iHeart’s Robert Pittman on how they use data to target commuters […]
By Nicole Randall OAAA Communications Senior Director OAAA regularly features Thought Leadership Q&A from its committee members. This month, OAAA spotlights the Innovations Committee, asking members: “The OOH industry is rapidly evolving as innovative technologies are introduced and deployed. How would you describe today’s dynamic OOH medium to a non-techie?” […]
Company: Logan Outdoor Advertising Markets: Florida Headquarters: 1716 W. Lemon Street, Tampa, Florida 33606 Phone: 813-253-3367 Email: info@loganoutdoor.com Logan Outdoor operates a billboard plant in Central Florida. The company’s markets include: Tampa, St Petersburg, Clearwater and the surrounding counties.
Bloomberg has confirmed that Lamar is nearing a deal to buy Fairway Outdoor Advertising Billboards in North and south Carolina, North Georgia and Wisconsin. Bloomberg reports a purchase price of $416.5 million, slightly less than the $425 million which Insider reported earlier today. Fairway Equity Investor GTCR gets liquidity on […]
Insider hears from reliable sources that Lamar is buying the Fairway assets in 6 markets including north Georgia,North Carolina,South Carolina and Wisconsin today. The purchase price is approximately $425 million. The remaining Fairway Markets, including Indiana, Texas and Tennessee, will be be sold on a piecemeal basis in the future. […]
Here are three out of home stories Insider is watching in 2019. Clear Channel Outdoor Set Free. Insider expects Clear Channel Outdoor will cut ties with iHeart Media and leave bankruptcy during 2019. The reorganization plan has been approved by creditors and is waiting final Court approval. This will be […]
Donations from every corner of the billboard industry met an ambitious GoFundMe goal to help employees of Stott Outdoor Advertising who lost homes to wildfire. Insider thanks its readers for supporting this worthy cause. After wildfire burned homes of seven Stott employees November 8, General Manager Jim Moravec created a […]
