Signs of Success®

Lee Houghton Wins OAAA & Geopath Award

    Lee Houghton, a regional account manager for YESCO Outdoor Media, was recently honored by the Outdoor Advertising Association of America and Geopath for sales professionalism.   Lee received the Association’s grand prize for the best local case study for the work he did with his Utah real estate client, Homie. He was presented the award on May...

YESCO Store – Custom Printed Signs

   

Bring your projects to life with custom printed signs.

  YESCO Store is a customized business signs and branding solution that realizes not all business needs are created equal. We empower you to promote your business with a large assortment of easy-to-customize signs and banners that are affordable, beautiful, and durable.  

YESCO Sign & Lighting Service Franchise Ranked Number 25

  YESCO has been ranked number 25 by Entrepreneur's 2018 Franchise 500 ranking. We are proud of Team YESCO. Although the company just marked its 98 year anniversary, YESCO began to offer its service model as a franchise to both entrepreneurs and existing sign business owners in 2011.   Quite an accomplishment in just seven years!  

Tennis Anyone?

    The Whiteman Tennis Center is much brighter these days. YESCO recently retrofitted forty eight pole mounted fixtures with 1,000 watt MH lamps, ballasts and LED fixtures.   The finished product provides energy savings, reduced hot spots and shadows as well as increased visibility and color rendering. Players and spectators are enjoying more even light levels across the...

MGM Resorts’ International Back of House LED Retrofit

  YESCO and MGM Resorts' International Properties on the Las Vegas Strip are in the process of retrofitting all of their operational 'back of house' lighting systems, The LED energy-efficient fixtures will integrate a control system to further reduce energy consumption. Work on the project began in January 2018.   Notice the difference in the before and after...

Las Vegas’ Statue of Liberty Wearing A Golden Knights Sweater

    Early the morning of April 13 an eight-man aerial team from YESCO wrapped the Statute of Liberty in a huge Vegas Golden Knights sweater weighing 620 pounds!   The landmark at MGM Resorts' New York New York Hotel & Casino donned the sweater to celebrate the hockey team qualifying for the Stanley Cup Playoffs in their inaugural...

YESCO Outdoor Media Update

  YESCO Outdoor Media is growing. "During the first quarter of 2018 the company added 86 display faces, primarily in the Casper, Wyoming area," said Patrick O'Donnell, President of YESCO Outdoor Media. These additions are a result of acquiring inventory from Roadside Bulletins, Elevation Outdoor, and Cowboy Media. The Cowboy Media acquisition included four digital displays...

Million Dollar Cowboy Bar Sign

    The sign at the world famous Million Dollar Cowboy Bar located at the Town Square in Jackson Hole, Wyoming is getting a face lift.   The display will be refurbished and the lights will be replaced with energy-efficient LEDs. We expect to have the iconic sign back up and greeting visitors by early May.   Cowboy Bar...

Denver Technological Center

    Another great project completed by YESCO.   Denver Technological Center better known as DTC is a business and economic center located in the southeastern portion of the Denver Metropolitan Area. It is home to several business and corporations.   We are proud to be a part of their presence in the community.  

Central Park in Highlands Ranch

    The 100-acre Central Park development will include more than 250 apartments, 200 single-family homes, the UCHealth extension campus and an assortment of shops, restaurants and fitness studios. The $315 million UCHealth Highlands Ranch Hospital is slated to open in the first half of 2019.   We are proud to be a part of the mixed-used development...

Energy-Efficient Lighting at the Bellagio Las Vegas

  YESCO and the Bellagio Las Vegas (owned by MGM Resorts International) have begun retrofitting all exterior neon to LED lighting at the luxury hotel and casino. The job actually started in January and will continue throughout most of the year.   Over 15,000 linear feet of neon is being removed, recycled and replaced with energy-efficient LED lighting...

ISA Elite

  David K. Jones, franchise training development coordinator/purchasing relationship manager at YESCO, has been selected as a member of the 2018 ISA (International Sign Association) Elite. The group is comprised of 36 young professionals who work in the sign, graphics and visual communications industry. The program is designed to combat one of the most pressing issues...

98 Years and Counting

    Today we celebrate the dream of a young man, Thomas Young, who at age twenty-five started Thomas Young Signs with $300 borrowed from his father, George Young. This was March 20, 1920.   We celebrate the 98th anniversary of that event as we continue to strive to provide the most innovative, finest designed, engineered, built and maintained...

Take Me Out to the Ballgame!

  Our Southern California sign and lighting experts have been busy getting ready the the upcoming baseball season. We are proud of our relationship with both the LA Dodgers and the Anaheim Angels. The stadiums look great and are ready for the fans. Play ball!      

Wynn Plaza, Las Vegas, Nevada

    Several luxury boutiques recently opened their doors in the opulent new shopping experience at Wynn. YESCO fabricated and installed 14 red fiberglass awnings along the building facade.    

YESCO Becomes the Preferred Integrator for Electronic Displays

Salt Lake City, Utah – YESCO, a world leader in the design, manufacture, and installation of custom signs, has a stated objective to become the preferred integrator of LED electronic displays. Changeable-message sign technology is becoming an increasingly important component to business identification and advertising. YESCO is uniquely suited to incorporate electronic displays into sign,...

YESCO removes Chicago Sun-Times letters

YESCO Chicago was honored to take part in the removal of the renowned Chicago Sun-Times letters.   "In just a few days, only a ghost-like outline of the letters will likely remain. The 30 letters — plus two hyphens — that make up the Chicago Sun-Times signs on the exterior of the 350 N. Orleans St. building...

YESCO Named 2017 Innovation Award Winner by OutSystems

    YESCO recently won the Process Transformation Award for using OutSystems to transform its entire app development process. YESCO created an enterprise tool to manage customer interactions and other functions.   Pictured above Gordon Poulson, Jon Mounteer, Cody Alhquist, Trevor Olsen, Brad Stevenson. Not pictured Warren Strong.   Read more about the award here.  

Watchfire and YESCO Team Up

    Once rivals in the highly competitive LED electronic display industry, today Watchfire Signs and YESCO are collaborating on a number of high profile digital sign projects, including two high resolution digital billboards in St. George, Utah.   YESCO recently selected Watchfire Signs to manufacture two 16mm, 14’ x 48’ digital billboards located on Interstate 15 near the...

Utah Stories from the Beehive Archive

   

YESCO Lights up the Streets · Utah Stories from the Beehive Archive

  Utah Humanities recently featured YESCO in a segment of their Beehive Archive weekly 2-minute radio program that explores Utah history.   Beehive Archive is part of UH’s Museum on Main Street program. The YESCO segment is one of several produced for the current exhibit,...

Old Ellsworth Brewing Company

    This property is on the main intersection of a revitalization project in the Town Center of Queen Creek, Arizona. The sign designs were created to enhance and become a key visual aspect of this primary intersection, integrate with the aesthetic of the new downtown area, and support and establish a brand image consistent with the...

State Theater Reopens

  The State Street Theater in Woodland, California recently reopened after undergoing a major renovation. Its history dates back to 1937 when it opened as a single-screen theater that seated more than 900 people.    

New display at The Shops at South Town

A new state-of-the-art 16mm LED display greets shoppers and passersby at the Shops at South Town located just east of Interstate 15 on State Street in Sandy, Utah.   The mall has recently undergone a redesign and renovation project. The center is one of Utah's largest shopping destinations.    

Dan Bell Named Northern California Service Sales Manager

    YESCO is pleased to announce Dan Bell has been hired as its Northern California service sales manager. He brings a wealth of sign industry experience to YESCO and is uniquely qualified to help the company expand in the Central and Northern California service markets. Dan has worked with some of the most respected companies in the...

YESCO Sign & Lighting Service Franchise Update

YESCO sold its first franchise six years ago in June 2011. Today, we have over 50 franchisees with 130 territories awarded across the Midwest, Eastern United States and Canada. The internal YESCO Franchising team has scaled with the continued growth in our network footprint. Josh Young leads the effort and manages two...

Patrick O’Donnell Inducted into OAAA Hall of Fame

   

Patrick O’Donnell Inducted into Outdoor Advertising Association of America (OAAA) Hall of Fame

  Patrick O’Donnell, president of YESCO Outdoor Media, was recently inducted into the Outdoor Advertising Association of America (OAAA) Hall of Fame. Pat was honored by the association for his contribution to the growth of the out of home industry during a...

YESCO CMO to Cut Ribbon at ISA Expo

   

YESCO CMO to Cut Ribbon at ISA International Sign Expo 2017

The annual event is the largest gathering of sign, graphics and visual communications professionals in the world Salt Lake City, Utah (April 13, 2017)—Jeffrey S. Young, chairman of the board of the International Sign Association (ISA), will officially open ISA International...

The Shops at South Town

  The skilled craftspeople at YESCO Salt Lake are just now putting the final touches on the unique monument sign that will soon identify The Shops at South Town. The company has already installed several directional signs at the center. The mall located in Sandy, Utah has recently undergone a renovation project. We...

YNS at RFMA Annual Conference

Representatives from YESCO National Service (YNS) are telling our story at the Annual RFMA Conference in Orlando, Florida.   YNS provides a true "one-stop shop" for sign repair, lighting repair and energy-efficient solutions. Our service fleet is located throughout the United States and Canada.    

YESCO Franchising ranked #8 by Entrepreneur Magazine

    YESCO Franchising has been ranked #8 among new franchise concepts by Entrepreneur magazine. Entrepreneur has been ranking franchise concepts since 1979. Each year, they rank the top 75 concepts which began franchising in the last 5 years. To be ranked among the top 10 franchise concepts in the nation is a tremendous honor and validates...

YESCO Adds Style to the Huntridge Center

   

YESCO Adds Style to the Huntridge Center with an Award-Winning New Sign

  Las Vegas, Nevada−February 15, 2017−Las Vegas Mayor Carolyn C. Goodman recently recognized the new Huntridge Center sign as one of five exceptional projects as Mayor’s Urban Design Awards (MUDA) winners. Each winning project fosters the city’s commitment to livability, historic preservation and...

YESCO Honors Riley Byington

YESCO is honored to celebrate the life of Riley Scott Byington. Riley is a son of Eric Byington, Interior Paint Supervisor at YESCO Las Vegas. As a part of a commitment made to Eric on the CBS series, Undercover Boss, aired on January 15, 2016 it is the company’s great honor to remember Riley and...

ISA Chairman of the Board 2017

    “Signs aren’t just signs any more, but part of a much broader based graphic and visual communication platform.” Salt Lake City, Utah-January 3, 2017-Jeffrey S. Young, Senior Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer of Young Electric Sign Company (YESCO) has been elected ISA (International Sign Association) Chairman of the Board for the year 2017. “My...

YESCO Brands University Place

   

Utah County’s Premier Mixed-Use Development

UP is located on one of the busiest intersections the crossing of University Parkway and State Street.   Salt Lake City, Utah−November 23, 2016−University Mall in Orem, Utah has been the crown jewel of the Woodbury Corporation portfolio since its opening in 1973. Now over 40 years later, it has...

YESCO Shines at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas’ Newest Icon

    T-Mobile Arena is Las Vegas’ newest sports and entertainment venue. The 20,000 seat $400 million indoor arena is a joint venture between MGM Resorts International and Anschutz Entertainment (AEG). The Arena will be the home of a National Hockey League (NHL) team in the fall of 2017 and will host concerts and other live events.   ...

YESCO Financial Solutions Featured in Casino Journal Magazine

MONEY SIGNS

While PDS Gaming can provide needed funding for gaming operators looking to upgrade equipment, some manufacturers of specialized casino products actually offer in-house financing options for their customers. One such operation is Nevada-based YESCO Custom Electric Signs. Founded by Thomas Young in 1920, YESCO created the first large-scale spectacular sign in Las Vegas for the Boulder Club in 1931 and went on to provide...