Jacobs Billboard Company began in 1985 in Sacramento, California as an 8 Sheet billboard plant.
Stockton and Modesto were added in 1988 and Tacoma, Washington was added in 2000. We now have
bulletins in Sacramento, Stockton, CA and Tacoma, Vancouver, WA.
The Owner, Dave Jacobs, is a second-generation billboard guy. His father, Dean Jacobs was with the
former Foster & Kleiser for over 40 years. Dave began his career as a high school teacher and basketball
coach from 1973-1984, and then decided to follow in his father’s footsteps. Dave has been married to his
wife Carol for 34 years (2009) and has two children. His son Dean is a Deputy Sheriff in Sacramento
County and his daughter Jennifer is in her third year of a basketball scholarship at Central Washington
University.
The General Manager, Rick Rarick, has been with Dave from the beginning and helped start Jacobs
Billboard Company. They met in 1983 while Rick was working for Thompson Displays. Rick started out
leasing, then sales and now runs the Sacramento/Stockton area. Rick has been married to Marcia for 19
years and between them have four children, seven grandchildren and counting.
We are a company that works hard to make your advertising experience a great and profitable one.