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Commercial Alert Urges MBTA Not To Sell Naming Rights to Boston Subway T Stations
Robert Weissman and Elizabeth Ben-Ishai | December 21st, 2011

Commercial Alert Pans Plan to Put Ads on NYC Subway Tunnel Walls
Jonathan Rowe and Gary Ruskin | May 16th, 2006

Coalition Asks MTA Not to Sell Naming Rights to NYC Bridges, Subway Stations
Gary Ruskin | July 28th, 2004

San Francisco Moves to Ban Sale of Naming Rights; First Major City to Counter Naming Rights Trend
Gary Ruskin | July 30th, 2002

Sell the Naming Rights to Your Suits, Councilman
Gary Ruskin | May 2nd, 2001

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What's in a Name? A Potful of Problems
Gary Ruskin | February 27th, 2004

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DN Editorial: Your ad here?
Editorial | Philadelphia Daily News | February 6th, 2012

City to look at selling naming rights
Betsy Bloom | LaCrosse Tribune | February 3rd, 2012

Is advertising coming to Philly school buses?
John Rawlins | 6abc.com | February 3rd, 2012

Thumb down: Florida lawmakers should reject proposal to sell naming rights for school cafeterias, ad
Editorial | TCPalm | January 30th, 2012

Indy sells naming rights to snow-fighting fleet to Cargill
Jon Murray | Indianapolis Star | January 24th, 2012

Brand names and lawmakers' games
Daniel Ruth | Tampa Bay Times | January 24th, 2012

Virginia Governor Bob McDonnell Plans To Commercialize The Commute, Sell Roads' Naming Rights
Matt Sledge | Huffington Post | January 24th, 2012

Whopper Highway? Virginia considers selling road-naming rights
Richard Simon | Los Angeles Times | January 23rd, 2012

Bill would allow Florida to sell naming rights to state-owned facilities
Kathleen McGrory | Miami Herald | January 23rd, 2012

Governor wants to sell naming rights for roads, bridges
CHELYEN DAVIS | Fedricksburg.com | January 23rd, 2012

The T's naming rights deal
January 9th, 2012

Public Citizen Objects to Selling Naming Rights to Public Transport
Ruth McCambridge | Nonprofit Quarterly | December 22nd, 2011

T examines selling naming rights
STEVE ANNEAR | Metro | December 13th, 2011

Renaming of Miami art museum inspires debate
Daniel Chang | Miami Herald | December 7th, 2011

Villaraigosa adviser urges council committee to allow ads at city parks, zoo
Dakota Smith | Contra Costa Times | December 6th, 2011

Billboards and parks don't mix
Editorial | Los Angeles Times | December 5th, 2011

Should schools, cities and landmarks be selling ad space?
Patt Morrison Show | KPCC | December 2nd, 2011

Creek Naming Rights Being Auctioned On eBay
KCCI | December 1st, 2011

City offers marketers space on trash cans, website, water bills
Kristen Mack | Chicago Tribune | November 28th, 2011

Parks Department revives plan to sell naming rights
Yolanne Almanzar | The New York World | November 28th, 2011

Cash-strapped cities, schools say: 'Your Ad Here'
CARLA K. JOHNSON | Associated Press | November 28th, 2011

Oregon airport to put giant ads on control tower
AP | WGME | November 18th, 2011

City correctly joins naming rights craze
October 21st, 2011

Consultants asking businesses about naming the T
Tom Fontaine | Pittsburgh Tribune-Review | October 20th, 2011

Boston's T Mulls Selling Naming Rights Of Stations
July 13th, 2011

MetLife Near Deal For Naming Rights To New Meadowlands Stadium
SB Nation | June 29th, 2011

Barclays Buys Up Naming Rights to NYC Playgrounds
Patch | June 17th, 2011

American Airlines wins either way in NBA Finals
USA Today | May 30th, 2011

County selling advertising space in public parks
Sarasota Herald-Tribune | May 15th, 2011

Want your name on a park? Big bucks will make it so in Boynton Beach
The Palm Beach Post | May 15th, 2011

Pittsburgh City Council considers selling airport naming rights
Pittsburgh Post Gazette | May 5th, 2011

Should tollways trade historic names for sponsors?
Daily Herald | May 2nd, 2011

Detroit takes a lesson from sporting arenas, looks to sell naming rights
MLive.com | April 27th, 2011

Altoona Becomes ‘Pom Wonderful’ — For a Price
The New York Times | April 15th, 2011

Baltimore Councilman: Sell naming rights to city buildings
Baltimore Sun | April 11th, 2011

Tollway trucks will bring assistance, advertising
Chicago Tribune | March 25th, 2011

Virginia offers naming rights for rest areas
The News and Advance | March 25th, 2011

Arizona gets official gun - and Colt Manufacturing gets free naming rights
East Valley Tribune | March 10th, 2011

B'klyn plan gives new meaning to 'corporate park'
New York Post | March 9th, 2011

Your Logo Here: City Considers Street Naming Rights
TheIndyChannel.com | August 12th, 2009

Cities Look for Revenue Through Naming Rights -- Even on Potholes
Michael Malik | Journal & Courier (Indiana) | August 10th, 2009

Naming Official Brands could bring Metro Airport Big Bucks
Katherine Yung | Detroit Free Press | July 27th, 2009

What's in a name? Not much for Chicago
Paul Merrion | Crain's Chicago Business | July 13th, 2009

Lambert Airport Seeks Takeoff in Revenue
Ken Leiser | St. Louis Post-Dispatch | July 1st, 2009

M.T.A. Sells Naming Rights to Subway Station
Michael M. Grynbaum | The New York Times | June 23rd, 2009

Looking for Money in a Name
Milton J. Valencia | The Boston Globe | June 9th, 2009

Naming Rights Considered for Light Rail
Sean Holstege | The Arizona Republic | June 4th, 2009

Latest Muni Revenue-Generator: Naming Rights
Mike Aldax | The San Francisco Examiner | June 2nd, 2009

Naming Rights a Big Business
Shaun Sutner | Worcester Telegram & Gazette | May 31st, 2009

Ad Deals Sought by City
Anthony Schoettle | Indianapolis Business Journal | April 18th, 2009

Tobin’s Moniker is Up for Sale
Donna Goodison | Boston Herald | April 17th, 2009

Suffolk Plan to Sell Naming Rights at County Parks
Rick Brand | Newsday | March 8th, 2009

Why You'll Be Seeing More Ads in Public Spaces
Robert Klara | BrandWeek | March 7th, 2009

City Ponders Name Game
Frank Landry | Edmonton Sun (Canada) | February 27th, 2009

Springs Explores Sponsorships, Ads on City Assets
The Denver Post | January 14th, 2009

Ads May Become Revenue Stream
Paul A. Anthony | San Angelo Standard-Times | January 9th, 2009

Cities Look to Partners for Help
Helen Gao | San Diego Union-Tribune | December 21st, 2008

CTA May Sell Naming Rights For 'L' Stops
CBS2 Chicago | December 1st, 2008

Billboards Brighten Los Angeles Night, to the Anger of Many
Rebecca Cathcart | The New York Times | November 5th, 2008

Phoenix: Naming Rights to Buildings Among Revenue Ideas
Casey Newton | The Arizona Republic | September 24th, 2008

Electronic Billboards to Appear in Venice's St. Mark's Square
Emma Hall | Advertising Age | September 3rd, 2008

Naming Bridge at LR Said to be Worth $750,000
Evin Demirel | Arkansas Democrat Gazette | August 23rd, 2008

City Explores Ad Revenue
Pam Zubeck | The Gazette (Colorado) | June 10th, 2008

Mediacom Makes Bid for Ice Park Naming Rights
Wes Johnson | News-Leader (Missouri) | May 14th, 2008

What's Ballpark Figure for Name on Police Building?
Rick Orlov | Los Angeles Daily News | May 4th, 2008

A Zoo by Any Other Name?
Joel Russell | Los Angeles Business Journal | April 28th, 2008

What's in a Name? Possibly A Lot of Money
Jeff Gray | Globe and Mail (Canada) | April 24th, 2008

Airport Naming Rights: Industry-First Partnership
PRNewswire | April 14th, 2008

Waterfront Toronto Considers Selling Naming Rights to Public Parks, Spaces
The Canadian Press | April 6th, 2008

When a Corporate Donation Raises Protests
Stuart Elliott | The New York Times | March 12th, 2008

A $100 Million Donation to the N.Y. Public Library
Robin Pogrebin | The New York Times | March 11th, 2008

Your Name Here?
Keith Edwards | Kennebec Journal, Morning Senitinel (ME) | February 5th, 2008

What's in a Name? Not Enough, Nassau County Finds
William Murphy | Newsday | February 1st, 2008

Naming Names in Milton
Paul E. Kandarian | Boston Globe | January 31st, 2008

Vending Contract Could Add to City Revenues
Cindy Barks | Daily Courier (Prescott, AZ) | January 30th, 2008

Naming Rights May Provide Districts With Funding
Lana F. Flowers | Morning News (Northwest AR) | January 26th, 2008

Set Strict Rules on Naming Rights
Detroit Free Press | January 10th, 2008

New Deal Reached with Cougars to Get Stadium Renovation Project Moving
William Presecky | Chicago Tribune | January 9th, 2008

Legislator Wants to Sell Naming Rights to Bridge
Ted Hayes | Warren Times Gazette | January 8th, 2008

PCCC looking to sell naming rights
Bernard Schoenburg | State Journal Register (MO) | December 18th, 2007

USC gives some ground on Coliseum
Sam Farmer and Gary Klein | Los Angeles Times | December 17th, 2007

A Shot at Naming Rights
James Mayer | The Oregonian | December 15th, 2007

Why the Name Game is Simply a Shame
Greg Baum | The Age (Melbourne, AU) | December 14th, 2007

State looks to buy Wrigley
Jim Kirk | Chicago Tribune | December 13th, 2007

Call to Arms to Retain Name at a Garden State Rest Stop
George Vecsey | The New York Times | December 12th, 2007

Rest stops could lose historic titles
Associated Press | December 9th, 2007

City of Chicago may turn to naming rights to raise funds
Associated Press | November 23rd, 2007

Mass. officials eye sponsor-a-cruiser ad program
Mike Underwood | Boston Herald | November 19th, 2007

Ad firm gives to Muni measure, gets S.F. contract
Robert Selna | San Francisco Chronicle | October 31st, 2007

Agency May Rent Visibility
Gary Libow | Hartford Courant | February 7th, 2007

Not Just One N.J. Road to Riches From Assets
Jennifer Moroz | Philadelphia Inquirer | February 4th, 2007

City Policy for Naming Rights Sales Sketched In
Eric LaRose | Sheboygan Press (WI) | January 10th, 2007

With Ad Deal, Insurer Wades Into Bridge Traffic
Ken Belson | The New York Times | January 4th, 2007

Golden Gate Bridge to Explore Corporate Sponsorship
Kim Curtis | Associated Press | November 16th, 2006

Library Selling Naming Rights
Kimball Perry | Cincinnati Enquirer | August 9th, 2006

If Price Is Right, City Sights Will Carry New Name Tags
Gary Washburn | Chicago Tribune | April 29th, 2006

State Selling Ads to Offset Cost of BMV Renewal Letters
Patrick Guinane | Northwest Indiana Times | April 15th, 2006

Suffolk May Sell Naming Rights
Emi Endo | Newsday | February 23rd, 2006

Texas Town Adopts Corporate Name
Matt Slagle | Associated Press | November 16th, 2005

Illinois Angles for Sponsors to Close Budget Gap
Stephanie Simon | Los Angeles Times | September 28th, 2003

New York Picks Its Beverage, for $166 Million
David M. Herszenhorn | The New York Times | September 10th, 2003

Illinois: Brought to You by Sponsors; Blagojevich Plan Could Turn State into Land of Logos
John Chase and Ray Long | Chicago Tribune | September 5th, 2003

Town Square As Billboard; Short on Cash, Municipalities are Renting out Public Spaces to Marketers
Stuart Elliott | The New York Times | June 23rd, 2003

Cities in Need Selling Themselves
Larry Copeland | USA Today | June 10th, 2003

Marketer Urges Town to Sell Endorsements for Revenue
Thomas Dolan | Buffalon News | May 14th, 2003

Branding in New York Is Just the Beginning
N. R. Kleinfeld | The New York Times | April 6th, 2003

City's Going on the Block; Naming Rights to be Offered
David Saltonstall | New York Daily News | April 3rd, 2003

Villages Hustle to Sell Naming Rights
Lynette Kalsnes | Chicago Tribune | September 17th, 2002

Selling the City, Drink by Drink
Ralph Nader | September 16th, 2002

Let's Park the Naming-Rights Plan
Carrie McLaren | New York Newsday | February 28th, 2002

Bloomberg Passes Hat, Aiming at Corporate Help
Jennifer Steinhauer | The New York Times | February 6th, 2002

Norquist Toys With Idea of Your-name-here Sponsors
Greg Borowski | Milwaukee Journal Sentinel | January 26th, 2001

Now, Brought to You by Coke (or Pepsi): Your City Hall
Verne G. Kopytoff | The New York Times | November 29th, 1999

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