Tag: Wisconsin

Company of the Day – Jones Outdoor

Company: Jones Outdoor Market:   Wisconsin.  Headquarters: 1711 Scheuring Road, DePere, WI 54115 Phone:  (800) 536-7446  Jones Outdoor is a division of Jones Sign Company which was founded in 1910.  The Company has 305 billboard faces and bulletin properties in Wisconsin, including digital. They have concentrated coverage in Wisconsin and the […]

Billboard Visibility Not Protected By Just Compensation

The Wisconsin Supreme Court ruled 4-3 that the City of Madison’s construction of a bridge which blocked visibility of a billboard is not a property taking requiring just compensation.  Here’s a summary of Adams Outdoor v City of Madison.  Adams bought a two sided billboard located near the Beltline Highway […]

Progress in Wisconsin on Billboard Maintenance

By Kerry Yoakum In an important victory, Wisconsin has clarified repair and maintenance standards for nonconforming billboards, which comprise more than half of the billboard inventory in the state. On April 16, Governor Scott Walker signed legislation supported by the Outdoor Advertising Association of Wisconsin, led by executive director Kathi […]