Cartersville, Bartow County. Served from our Kennesaw studio
Corporate & Industrial Signage in Cartersville, GA
Plant identification, campus wayfinding, visitor-center branding and fleet graphics for Bartow County's manufacturers, about 25 minutes up I-75.
- Since 2007 in Kennesaw
- 3M Preferred Shop with 3M Certified wrap installers
- Avery Dennison Certified
- Design, production and install by one team
Our work in and near Cartersville
Installs for Bartow County D.A.R.E. and Advocates for Children and more in Cartersville. Tap any image to view it full size.
High Stakes Creative provides architectural and monument signage, plant wayfinding, branded visitor and office spaces and fleet graphics for manufacturers and corporate sites in Cartersville and Bartow County. Our Kennesaw team, in business since 2007, handles design, production and installation under one roof, about 25 to 30 minutes south on I-75, so large industrial campuses and their suppliers work with one accountable team.
- County
- Bartow (Cartersville is the county seat)
- From our Kennesaw studio
- About 20 miles / 25 to 30 minutes north via I-75 to exits 288 through 296
- Business districts we work in
- Highland 75 Corporate/Industrial Park, Bartow Centre on US 411, downtown Cartersville, Main Street at I-75, LakePoint and Emerson
- Who issues sign permits
- City of Cartersville Planning & Development inside city limits; Bartow County Community Development for unincorporated sites
Bartow County is one of north Georgia's biggest manufacturing centers
Cartersville sits about 45 miles north of Atlanta on I-75, and Bartow County is home to more than 140 manufacturers. Its long-established employers include Shaw Industries, Toyo Tire North America, Anheuser-Busch, voestalpine Automotive Components and Piedmont Cartersville Medical Center. Recent investment is very large: Hanwha Qcells chose the 707-acre Highland 75 Corporate/Industrial Park off exit 296 for a solar manufacturing plant, and the Hyundai-SK battery plant at Bartow Centre on US 411 began initial production in 2026 and is expected to employ 3,500 people.
Yakult U.S.A. and a Switch data center campus add to the mix, and suppliers keep following the big plants. In the south of the county, LakePoint Sports at Emerson draws visitors to hotels and restaurants, and downtown Cartersville is adding a new City Hall and parking deck. For signage, Bartow work tends to be campus scale: building identification visible from the interstate, gatehouse and dock wayfinding, visitor lobbies that tell the company story, and fleet and trailer graphics.
What Cartersville companies hire us for
Plant and campus identification
Building letters, entrance and gatehouse monuments and property-line signs sized for large sites and truck traffic. We survey sight lines from the access road and interstate, design within the county or city code, and coordinate footing and electrical drawings with your site engineer and general contractor.
Monument signs
Campus wayfinding and safety graphics
Visitor, driver and employee wayfinding across parking, gatehouses, shipping and receiving, docks and building entrances, plus floor and wall safety graphics. We build the program as a sign schedule by location and sign type, so phases and new buildings can be added in the same system.
Wayfinding & ADA
Visitor centers and corporate offices at the plant
Lobbies, training rooms and office wings where customers, recruits and partners form a first impression. We produce dimensional logos, history and values walls, large-format murals and privacy glass film, following your global brand standards so a Bartow site matches headquarters.
Branded environments
Fleet and trailer graphics
Box trucks, service vans, yard vehicles and trailer programs based along the I-75 corridor. One layout per vehicle type, installed by 3M Certified wrap installers and Avery Dennison Certified installers, and phased so equipment stays in service. Eligible 3M graphics can carry the 3M MCS Warranty.
Fleet wraps & graphicsWhere we work in Cartersville
Neighborhoods in and around Cartersville
- 1Cassville
- 2White
- 3Euharlee
- 4Emerson
- 5Rowland Spring
- 6Atco
Business districts
- 7Highland 75 Corporate/Industrial Park at I-75 exit 296
- 8Bartow Centre on US 411
- 9US 411 and SR 20 at I-75 exits 290 and 293
- 10Main Street (SR 113) at I-75 exit 288
- 11Downtown Cartersville
- 12Joe Frank Harris Parkway (US 41)
- 13LakePoint and Emerson at I-75 exit 283
- Red Top Mountain Road at exit 285
- 14Cassville–White Road corridor
17Landmark: Etowah Indian Mounds
Schools and campuses
Wall graphics, wayfinding, donor walls and athletic branding for campuses like these.
- Georgia Highlands College – Cartersville Instructional SiteCollege
- 15Cartersville High SchoolHigh school
- 16Woodland High SchoolHigh school
Buildings and spaces we brand in and around Cartersville
Offices, medical campuses, retail, industrial sites, venues and civic buildings: the kinds of places that need lobby branding, signage, wall graphics and fleet graphics.
Schools
- 40Excel Christian Academy
- 42Cartersville Elementary School
- 45Cartersville Middle School
Offices and headquarters
- 29Phoenix Air Group HQ
Hospitals and medical
- 18Piedmont Cartersville Medical
- 46Piedmont Cartersville Medical Center
Retail and mixed use
- 34Bealls
- 35Ross
- 36Big Lots
- 37Target
- 38Publix
- 39TJ Maxx
- 41Belk
Industrial, logistics and fleets
- 20Anheuser-Busch Brewery
Venues and arenas
- 23Tellus Science Museum
- 24Booth Western Art Museum
- 25Cartersville Civic Center
Hotels
- 28Hilton Garden Inn Cartersville
- 43Home2 Suites
- 44Fairfield Inn & Suites Cartersville
Civic and government
- 26Cartersville Airport
- 27Frank Moore Judicial Center
- 31Frank Moore Administration & Judicial Center
- 32Bartow County Courthouse
- 33Cartersville City Hall
Colleges and campuses
- 19Georgia Highlands College
Communities and churches
- 30Cartersville First Baptist
Fitness and sports
- 21LakePoint Sports
- 22Dellinger Park
Sign permits in Cartersville and Bartow County
Inside city limits, signs are governed by the City of Cartersville's sign ordinance, and the city directs sign questions for a site to its Director of Planning and Development. In unincorporated Bartow County, Bartow County Community Development handles sign permits by email. Its procedure requires one application per sign, an electrical application for lit signs, the sign company's and electrician's licenses, and a plan packet with a site plan, renderings, footing design for ground signs and attachment details for wall signs. The Building Official and Zoning Administrator both review it. Electronic message signs have separate brightness and size limits. We check jurisdiction first and assemble the full packet.
Our process and services
Google reviews
How a Cartersville project runs
One schedule and one point of contact from the first walkthrough to the final punch list.
- SurveyWe walk the space or sites, measure, photograph and review floor plans, brand standards and landlord rules.
- DesignDrawings and mockups for every element, matched to your PMS colors and fonts, ready for brand, landlord and permit review.
- ProducePrinted, cut and fabricated in our Kennesaw shop with premium 3M and Avery Dennison films and laminates.
- InstallCertified installers work to your schedule, after hours when the office is occupied, and walk the finished job with you.
Cartersville questions we hear
Who issues sign permits for a plant in Bartow County?
It depends on the parcel. Sites inside Cartersville city limits fall under the city's sign ordinance and Planning and Development staff. Sites in unincorporated Bartow go to Bartow County Community Development, where the Building Official and Zoning Administrator both review each sign. We confirm jurisdiction before design so sizes and drawings match the right code.
Can you sign a new building at Highland 75 or another Bartow industrial park?
Yes. Typical scopes include building letters, an entrance monument, gatehouse and truck-route signs, dock numbering, visitor parking and a branded lobby. Industrial parks often have their own design covenants in addition to county rules, so we review those, coordinate with your general contractor and prepare the drawings for each approval.
How do you handle a wayfinding program for a large campus?
We start with a site survey and the routes people actually take: truck drivers, visitors, contractors and employees. From that we build a sign schedule with locations, sign types, messages and mounting details for your team to approve. Fabrication and installation follow in phases that fit plant operations and construction.
Can you match our global brand standards at a Georgia plant?
Yes. Send us your brand standards guide, and we match logo lockups, PMS colors, typefaces and sign families exactly, then submit samples and shop drawings for approval before production. Where corporate standards conflict with local sign code, we flag it early and propose a compliant alternative for your brand team.
Is Cartersville too far for your installation crew?
No. Cartersville is about 25 to 30 minutes up I-75 from our Kennesaw studio, so site surveys, installation and follow-up service visits are routine. We also cover nearby Bartow County sites, Emerson and the corridor toward Rome as part of the same service area.
Get a quote for your project
Tell us what you are planning, where it is and the date you are working toward. Your request goes straight to our team in Kennesaw, and the people who quote it are the people who design, produce and install it.
- Every High Stakes Creative review on Google is five stars
- Since 2007 in Kennesaw, serving metro Atlanta
- 3M Preferred Shop with 3M Certified wrap installers
- Design, production and install by one team
What happens next: we review your request, reach out to scope it, then send a proof and a quote.
Prefer to talk? Call (678) 861-7446, Monday to Friday, 9am to 4pm.
Branding or signage project in Cartersville?
Tell us about the space, the brand and the date. We'll scope it, schedule it and handle it start to finish from Kennesaw.
2000 Cobb International Blvd NW, Suite E, Kennesaw, GA 30152
(678) 861-7446
info@highstakescreative.com
Monday to Friday, 9am to 4pm