Callahan sells its outdoor advertising business

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CCC Media Group, Inc. has sold the division of its company doing business as Callahan Outdoor Advertising, a 145-year-old outdoor billboard company founded in Pittsfield, to Lamar Outdoor Advertising, which operates 152 outdoor advertising companies in 43 states. Callahan Outdoor Advertising, a fourth-generation family-owned business founded in 1860, has sold its outdoor advertising business, including billboards located in Berkshire County, Massachusetts, and Columbia, Greene, Rensselaer, Saratoga, Warren and Washington counties in New York state. "We are very proud of our family¹s legacy. The sale is a perfect match for our valued customers, associates and property owners. We are committed to making a seamless transition from Callahan to Lamar. Joining the two companies strengthens Lamar¹s position in the Capital District marketplace. Lamar has more than 100 years¹ experience and an excellent reputation as a leader in our industry. Consolidation and operating strong regional markets is an ongoing trend in the media business for the future. I am confident that our customers in the markets that Callahan once served will now be in very good hands with Lamar," said CCC Media Group, Inc. President Mick Callahan. According to Mick Callahan, who owned the company with his brother Dan, "Customers will continue to work with the same Callahan team members into the future. Our customers and associates will now be connected to a nationwide network of prime locations expertly managed by Lamar, and everyone will have opportunities to grow with the new company." Lamar manages billboards and logo sign displays from California to Rhode Island. "Callahan Outdoor Advertising is a company we are very proud to have in our core group. We can now offer our customers more complete coverage of the Albany-Schenectady-Troy market," said Matthew Duddy, Lamar vice president and general manager. "I am very pleased to have the opportunity to further develop the business founded by the Callahan family," added Duddy. Dan Callahan said the sale would enhance the family¹s other business ventures. "This allows us to expand our other Callahan family-owned businesses more aggressively. These include the Callahan Sign Company, which manufactures, installs, and services on-premise sign systems throughout the Northeast, and M. Callahan, Inc., which owns and manages commercial real estate holdings in the region. Both businesses will continue to be based in Pittsfield, Massachusetts." About Callahan Outdoor Advertising: Callahan Outdoor Advertising was founded in 1860 to provide business an efficient, cost-effective means to advertise products and services in the Berkshires and eastern New York state. About Lamar Outdoor Advertising, Inc. Lamar Advertising Company is one of the largest and most experienced owners and operators of outdoor advertising structures in the United States. By combining innovation, high-quality products and strategic growth, we have been meeting the challenges of helping advertisers to successfully reach their target audiences since 1902. Lamar currently operates 152 outdoor advertising companies in 43 states and is the nation¹s leader in the highway logo sign business, with operations in 20 of the 25 states that have privatized their logo programs as well as in the province of Ontario, Canada. Logo signs are signs located near highway exits that deliver brand name information on available gas, food, lodging and camping services. Currently, Lamar operates more than 149,000 billboards and more than 97,500 logo sign displays across the country. In addition, Lamar has 34 transit advertising franchises that reach driving audiences in 12 states through displays on bus shelters, benches and buses.
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Lanesborough Fifth-Graders Win Snowplow Name Contest

LANESBOROUGH, Mass. — One of the snowplows for Highway District 1 has a new name: "The Blizzard Boss."
 
The name comes from teacher Gina Wagner's fifth-grade class at Lanesborough Elementary School. 
 
The state Department of Transportation announced the winners of the fourth annual "Name A Snowplow" contest on Monday. 
 
The department received entries from public elementary and middle school classrooms across the commonwealth to name the 12 MassDOT snowplows that will be in service during the 2025/2026 winter season. 
 
The purpose of the contest is to celebrate the snow and ice season and to recognize the hard work and dedication shown by public works employees and contractors during winter operations. 
 
"Thank you to all of the students who participated. Your creativity allows us to highlight to all, the importance of the work performed by our workforce," said  interim MassDOT Secretary Phil Eng.  
 
"Our workforce takes pride as they clear snow and ice, keeping our roads safe during adverse weather events for all that need to travel. ?To our contest winners and participants, know that you have added some fun to the serious take of operating plows. ?I'm proud of the skill and dedication from our crews and thank the public of the shared responsibility to slow down, give plows space and put safety first every time there is a winter weather event."
 
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