Industry News

A recap of the 28th Annual MSA Annual Meeting & Golf Outing that took place July 19 in Becker, MN.

Sign, graphics and visual communications industry jobs pay better than the average manufacturing job, and overall wages have increased in recent years. That is according to the ISA Wage and Benefits Report, created for the International Sign Association by the independent research firm Association Research Inc.

A new white paper from the International Sign Association, Sales Best Practices for Wide Format Providers, provides strategies to help wide format printers attract and retain customers.

Beale Street is renowned for its neon signs luring tourists into its many bars and restaurants. Now the street has two neon gateway arches which brand the community as a blues destination. Installed in February 2018, the archway has since garnered nearly one million impressions via photos, videos and comments on social media, raising awareness of Beale Street even more.

ISA International Sign Expo 2019 and XPLOR19 will co-locate in Las Vegas, bringing together the sign, graphics and visual communications industry with the worldwide electronic document systems industry. This marks the first time in 12 years that Xplor has been on the West Coast.

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has extended the deadline for the crane operator certification requirement to take effect thirty (30) days after the original deadline of November 10, 2018. The new deadline for all crane operators to be certified is December 9, 2018.

Members of ISA-UK, powered by British Sign and Graphics Association, will see immediate benefits from the newly forged relationship, ISA president and CEO Lori Anderson announced today. Anderson made the announcement as part of the British Sign Awards held in Leicester, England.