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

1. APG Rentals, based in Mississauga, Ont., designed and installed a temporary light-emitting diode (LED) video wall for the White House Correspondents’ Dinner, one of the highest-profile annual political events in the U.S.

2. A Walmart supercentre in Toronto changed its main identification sign to read ‘MOMmart,’ both to celebrate Mother’s Day and to launch a fundraising campaign for Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals (CMNH).

3. The Specialty Graphic Imaging Association (SGIA) has opened free registration for its 2018 Expo, which will take place from Oct. 18 to 20 at the Las Vegas Convention Center in Las Vegas, Nev.

4. Three Canadian out-of-home (OOH) advertising campaigns were celebrated earlier this month when the Outdoor Advertising Association of America (OAAA) announced the winners of its 2018 Obie Awards.

5. Medical Pharmacies Group, which operates in more than 40 locations in Ontario, Alberta and British Columbia, has selected Charlottetown-based software developer ScreenScape Networks to replace its legacy digital signage system.