Thomas v. Bright Decision Made
Monday, June 3, 2019
A major federal court case involving the regulations of signs has been decided. In Thomas v. Bright*, the 6th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals affirmed a previous ruling which
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A major federal court case involving the regulations of signs has been decided. In Thomas v. Bright*, the 6th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals affirmed a previous ruling which
On May 20, 2019, Chicago’s citizens elected Lori Lightfoot. Mayor Lightfoot has already taken an important step towards improving sign codes by signing Executive Order 2019-2, which aims to eliminate aldermanic prerogative. The goal of this Executive Order is not to remove aldermanic input on issues like signs, but to put an end to an alderman’s ability to unilaterally approve, affirm, block, or veto a departmental decision on administrative items.
Trade policy is back in the news. The Trump administration recently added a 25% tariff to many Chinese products and removed tariffs on steel and aluminum from Mexico and Canada. If your business is being adversely affected by these tariffs, we’d like your feedback.
Over 300 planners attended ISA’s two education sessions at the annual planning conference, including a “Planning for Sign Code Success”-meets-TED Talk workshop and a panel presentation on “Regulating Historic Signs.” The sessions featured planners, sign manufacturers, attorneys, and historic preservationists, and were moderated by James Carpentier, ISA’s Director of State and Local Government Affairs.
The race to be Chicago’s next mayor is on, and the city’s controversial sign code is right in the middle of the campaign.
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is citing businesses with violations because their digital signs are operating at Electro Magnetic Interference (EMI) levels not allowed under federal law and therefore interfere with the wireless spectrum. This interference can affect emergency response service as well as commercial wireless devices. These violations are usually a result of the digital signs not being in compliance with FCC regulations.
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.
Are you and your company ready for OSHA’s new crane regulations that take effect on November 10, 2018? Gain the information you need to make sure you are full compliance with the law during this upcoming webinar.
As of 12:01 am today, U.S. Customs officials have begun collecting a 25% tariff on a list of imports from China, which include some components used in the sign, graphics and visual communications industry. More proposed tariffs on Chinese products are expected at the end of August. The impact of these tariffs may be disruptive to our industry’s supply chain, as domestic supply on certain products currently has limited capacity and may have difficulty keeping up with demand.
The panel met most recently in July of 2018. During the course of the meeting, several key industry priorities were advanced.
The sign industry, small businesses and communities will benefit from more chambers of commerce recognizing recognize that improvements to their local sign regulations will help their members.
The International Sign Association, the Illinois Sign Association and the Small Business Advocacy Council (SBAC), recently hosted the Chicago Sign Summit, where dozens of Chicago-area sign companies met to generate ideas to make the Windy City a better place for the sign, graphics and visual communications industry to succeed.