8-K

                                  UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549


                                    FORM 8-K
                                 CURRENT REPORT
                     Pursuant to Section l3 and l5(d) of the
                         Securities Exchange Act of l934


                                January 24, 2006
                Date of report (date of earliest event reported)


                          STANDARD PARKING CORPORATION
             (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)


                                    Delaware
                 (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)


         000-50796                                16-1171179
(Commission File Number)                 (IRS Employer Identification No.)



           900 N. Michigan Avenue, Suite 1600, Chicago, Illinois 60611
               (Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)


                                 (312) 274-2000
              (Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code)



                                 Not Applicable
          (Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)



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Item 8.01.  Other Events.

     On January 24, 2006,  Standard Parking  Corporation  issued a press release
announcing the  consummation of its previously  announced  merger of the Seattle
parking operations of Sound Parking into the Company's operations,  effective as
of December 31, 2005. A copy of this press  release is furnished  with this Form
8-K as Exhibit 99.1.






                                   SIGNATURES


     Pursuant to the  requirements  of the Securities  Exchange Act of 1934, the
Registrant  has duly  caused  this  report  to be  signed  on its  behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

                                    STANDARD PARKING CORPORATION



Date:  January 24, 2006             By:   /s/ G. MARC BAUMANN
                                    -----------------------------
                                          G. Marc Baumann,
                                          Chief Financial Officer

EX-99.1

                                                                    Exhibit 99.1


                        Standard Parking Consummates Its
           Merger of Sound Parking Operations in Seattle, Washington


    CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 24, 2006--Standard Parking
Corporation (NASDAQ:STAN), one of the nation's leading providers of
parking management services, announced today that it has consummated
its previously announced merger of the Seattle parking operations of
Sound Parking into the Company's operations, effective as of December
31, 2005.
    As part of the agreement, all of Sound Parking's operations in
Seattle and Bellevue, Washington were assigned to the Company. The
Company also entered into long-term employment contracts with Sound
Parking's principals, William Beattie and Brad Parrish, who will
assume overall responsibility for the management and growth of all of
Standard Parking's non-airport operations in the States of Washington,
Oregon, Idaho and Alaska.
    Commenting on the successful merger of these operations, James A.
Wilhelm, Standard Parking's President and Chief Executive Officer,
said that "I am very pleased to announce the addition of Bill Beattie
and Brad Parrish to the Standard Parking management team. Bill and
Brad have a combined 50 years of experience in the parking industry,
focusing primarily in the Pacific Northwest. With the concentrated
focus of these two proven managers and the contribution of Sound
Parking's 55 locations and 2 shuttle operations to Standard's existing
portfolio, we are confident that the Seattle and greater Northwest
region can grow into a core market." Brad Parrish, President of Sound
Parking, said that "Bill Beattie and I are very excited about the
opportunities that lie ahead for Standard Parking in the Northwest."
    Sound Parking, a privately-owned enterprise based in Seattle,
Washington, currently operates 55 parking locations and 2 shuttle
operations. Sound's parking operations encompass more than 5,500
parking spaces in the Seattle and Bellevue, Washington metropolitan
parking markets and include office, medical, hotel and event parking
properties.
    Standard Parking is a leading national provider of parking
facility management services. The Company provides on-site management
services at multi-level and surface parking facilities for all major
markets of the parking industry. The Company manages approximately
1,900 parking facilities, containing over one million parking spaces
in close to 300 cities across the United States and Canada. In
addition, the Company manages parking-related and shuttle bus
operations serving more than 60 airports.

    CONTACT: Standard Parking Corporation
             G. Marc Baumann, 312-274-2199
             mbaumann@standardparking.com