Here’s your quick morning update on news in the sign industry:

1. Outdoor light-emitting diode (LED) display manufacturer Watchfire Signs is now seeking submissions for its third annual LED Sign Awards, which honour the best applications of the digital components of on-premise signs.

2. The sign industry is showing patterns of growth that should continue throughout the year to come, according to ISA’s latest economic reports, which assess a range of industry segments, including wide-format printed graphics, electric signs, digital signage and architectural signs.

3. Show managers for the upcoming Digital Signage Expo (DSE) and GlobalShop retail conference have forged a new agreement to extend reciprocal exhibit all access to all qualified attendees for both events.

4. Pattison Outdoor was recently awarded the competitive tender for transit advertising in Burlington, Ont. The five-year contract, which came into effect on Jan. 1, 2017, includes a fleet of 55 buses with interior and exterior ad spaces.

5. The value of the global digital signage market will top $23 billion U.S. by 2023, according to a new research report from Global Market Insights, with growth driven by the continuing emergence of the ‘Internet of Things’ (IoT).