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Location, Location, Location! FASTSIGNS Project of the Year Winners Transform Business and Education Interiors

Read about this year’s FASTSIGNS Project of the Year winners: FASTSIGNS of Bend, Oregon, FASTSIGNS of Mobile, Alabama, and FASTSIGNS of Maple Shade, New Jersey.

Thursday, March 05, 2026

This year’s FASTSIGNS Project of the Year winners were announced at the annual FASTSIGNS Annual Conference last month in Charlotte, N.C., with FASTSIGNS of Bend Oregon, taking first price, with runners-up FASTSIGNS of Mobile, Alabama, and FASTSIGNS of Maple Shade, New Jersey.

FASTSIGNS of Bend took first place for its work on a remodeling project for client Hayden Homes, which included more than 3,500 sq. ft. of custom, 20-ft.-tall vinyl wall murals that incorporated unique dimensional acrylic elements.

Hayden Homes is a builder of homes and home communities in Idaho, Oregon, Montana, and Washington. They were founded in Redmond, Ore., about 15 minutes north of Bend.


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About Richard Romano

Richard Romano is Managing Editor of WhatTheyThink.  He curates the Wide Format section on WhatTheyThink.com. He has been writing about the graphic communications industry for more than 25 years. He is the author or coauthor of more than half a dozen books on printing technology and business. His most recent book is “Beyond Paper: An Interactive Guide to Wide-Format and Specialty Printing.

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