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Every family business contains the varied seeds of its own destruction. Hard work yields to sloth, genius to mediocrity. The world changes, and management doesn't. Family members multiply, and so [...]

What started as a routine sales call turned into the job of a lifetime for Bill and Gail Knecht, proprietors of the Atlanta sign making business that was the Olympics' […]

The Natural History Museum is to look into updating its signage as part of a long-term strategy to increase consistency across the grounds of its London [...]

If it's been more than a couple of years since you visited the Gaylord Opryland Resort & Convention Center in Nashville, it's time to take another trip. The largest nongaming [...]

Byline: Misty Reagin Vail, Colo., has long been one of the country's hottest vacation spots. There, skiers can enjoy a day on the slopes, taking the lifts and skiing into [...]

Putting a sign on fresh foods takes more effort than simply highlighting price and identifying the product. Here is what retail marketers suggest: Contemplate color. Keep it eye-catching, but simple. [...]

The stop sign in the picture says three things. First, the sign says, 'Ignore my message because not a soul cares enough to keep me up-to-date.' It wouldn't cost much. [...]

design + undesign by tibor kalman, 1979-19992 Inside a corridor off the fourth-floor galleries in the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, four desks-- their surfaces strewn with typeface samples, [...]

West Homestead firm creates, installs signs for real estate operations Chances are you're familiar with the work of Sign Creators. Drive down any residential street in the area, if there's [...]

SunSource Inc. has been on an acquisition binge this year that has added tens of millions in new revenues in its drive to consolidate its industry and become a leading [...]

Outdoor advertising undergoes a renaissance in Buenos Aires, but some side effects bring on the Inquisition. DISCO BALLS, GIANT DINOSAUR heads and 20-story-high soccer players painted on the sides of [...]

In May 1971, the Five Man Electrical Band's 'Signs' peaked at number eighteen on the rock and pop charts. For the unfamiliar, it's about excluding others through signs like job [...]

CARROLLTON - Gary Salomon and Robert Schanbaum were ready to take the signage industry by storm in 1985 when they launched what would become a trailblazing business. Three years later. [...]

When he was just nine years old, Joe Minavi started making and selling kites in his native Iran. Although he grew up in a rich family, he says he always [...]

What's going on: The company manufactures all types of signs, including illuminated, hand-painted and screen-printed signs. Materials used include aluminum, vinyl banners, wood, magnetic, foam core, overlay board, plastics, pressure [...]

David Goff's business is a sign of the times. His year-old company, Off the Wall Signs in Beaverton, has patented a new type of advertising sign that attaches to windows [...]

It is one of life's little ironies that Donna Anderst's company, which makes a wide variety of signs for businesses throughout the world, is hard to find. After locating the [...]

A stroll through your store should give you a clue. The Golden Rule of Supermarket Advertising is: What happens in the stores is more important than what happens in the [...]

Nick Garcia had big dreams when he started his business in June 1993. Tactile Signage Inc., based out of his house in Citrus Heights, sells tactile signs -- signs with [...]

There's more to signs than 'EXIT,' 'OPEN,' and 'RESTROOMS.' Columbus Sign Co. once made a neon gorilla. A giant Campbell soup can. A sculpted foam cow. In fact, some Columbus [...]

Disabilities act generates demand for expertise, specialty hardware Hardware, architectural and consulting services to help businesses comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act are seeing a steady stream of business, [...]

We're thinking of spending our summer in Monroe County, Pa. That's where the highway bill earmarked $400,000 to 'enhance existing directional markers and increase way-finding signage infrastructure.' That's some pretty [...]

Krieg DeVault LLP secured exclusive naming rights to the suite level of Conseco Fieldhouse after signing a three-year deal Dec. 9 with Pacers Sports & Entertainment. The affiliation gives the [...]

Signage is the lifeblood of the retail industry. Undeniably the consumers' first step in associating with a retailer, signage acts not only as a beacon that illustrates where a store [...]

Offices used to be small and the need for an identifying sign was confined primarily to the firm's name. Usually the sign was handpainted on the glass entry door like [...]

AMC began replacing theatre signage on General Cinemas venues and incorporating GC newspaper listings into its advertising. The Kansas City, MO-based circuit lost little time remaking the rival circuit in [...]

Sign Biz's Secret: The longer aspiring entrepreneurs spend researching the market for a business opportunity, the more likely they are to choose Sign Biz. When it comes to 'smart money,' [...]

You've seen the signs crafted by Charles Brandt's company WEST HOMESTEAD - Real estate brokers make their living by selling property. Charles Brandt's products make their task a little easier. [...]

When Gary Salomon and Don Dozier decided to seek international franchisees for their American Fastsigns Inc., they expected technological expertise to be their big draw for both customers and foreign [...]

It started out as a hobby. John Curtis simply liked carving wood, little suspecting that it would lead to a career. But someone saw his work, placed an order for [...]

Politics is big business. No one is more aware of that than Marianna's Mark Birchler. As president of Landmark Services Inc., Birchler knows how important name identification is to a [...]

Too often, when the advertising community lauds a piece of creative work or a clever media strategy, the credit goes to the agency or media buyer. And although it isn't [...]

How much does it cost to change your name? If you're NationsBank, formerly known as NCNB Bancorp, it's very expensive. Ellison Clary, the company's manager of general bank media relations [...]

Father-and-son team builds a family business In 1974, Bill and Bob Peterson started the Peterson Sign Co. with the belief that as business in Hawaii grew, so would the need [...]