For years, Out of Home companies have been using their digital signs to provide safety notices to the public. Last month Jim Matalone’s Arkansas-headquartered Ashby St Outdoor received great press for using digital billboards to display tornado alerts. Wingate Media is getting good press for doing the same thing in […]
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Jim Matalone on Ashby St’s Tornado Warning System
Digital billboards provide a big assist to government agencies that need to communicate quickly in public emergencies. Insider talked with Ashby Street Outdoor’s Jim Matalone about the company’s tornado warning system. Jim, where did the idea for a tornado warning system come from? This was something that bothered me for […]
Company of the Day: Ashby St Outdoor
Company: Ashby St Outdoor Markets: Kansas, Arkansas, Oklahoma Headquarters: 1855 Shelby Lane, Fayetteville, AR 72704 Phone: 479-442-0300 Ashby St operates a billboard plant with 2,000 faces in over 40 counties in Arkansas, Eastern Oklahoma and Wichita, Kansas. The company has 75 digital faces. Ashby St was founded in April 2011 with the purchase […]