Raiders Coach Jon Gruden Message to Construction Workers
Raiders football coach Jon Gruden has a message for our incredible construction workers. Watch the video on the Allegiant Stadium's facebook
Allegiant Stadium is 98% complete
With less than a month to go, Allegiant Stadium is 98% complete. With time ticking away in the “fourth quarter” of Allegiant Stadium’s construction process, major signage installation in-and-around the stadium is wrapping up. Watch the video and read more at reviewjournal.com
Take Out, Pick Up or Drive Thru – Our Goal is to Support Your Local Business
It's time to rally around our local businesses. They are the lifeblood of a community and add to the diversity and flavor of the neighborhood. Right now small businesses could use your help. So, whether it's take-out, pick-up, or ordering online – consider those closest to you. Show them how much you appreciate their role...
Did you know?
Not only was this Ogden sign created by YESCO, but did you know we were also founded in Ogden Utah? Share your YESCO stories on our 100 years Facebook page. #YESCO100years
COVID-19 Precautions
As COVID-19 is now affecting our local communities. We want to reassure our customers that your health and safety, and that of our employees is extremely important to us. While we cannot control the circumstances as this situation changes rapidly, we will remain fully functional and available to assist our customers. We understand many of you may...
Sign of Hope
During these challenging times the reality of how much we depend on each other is an absolute truth. We’ve always known in the back of our minds that working together is a life principle and one of good business. Today's current situation proves that my business depends on your business and your business depends on mine. In our collective efforts to build business,...
YESCO Turns 100, Represents One of the World’s Largest Makers of Iconic Signs
YESCO, a renowned company known for creating internationally recognizable signs, celebrates 100 years in business in 2020. Today, YESCO represents one of North America’s largest and most-recognized sign companies thanks to its historic roster of iconic signs. The family-owned and operated company began in 1920 in Ogden, Utah when founder Thomas Young borrowed $300 from his father...
100 Years of Creating Las Vegas’ Most Iconic Signs
Charlie Rundquist remembers how, as a young child, his father would put him in the backseat of his Kaiser and cruise down the Strip or Fremont Street to look at the neon lights and glittering signs of the city’s skyline. His father would stare at the lights, too. Not in youthful admiration, but...
Allegiant Stadium Sign Installation
The first illuminated Allegiant Stadium sign installation is complete. If all goes as scheduled, YESCO will install a second sign on the west side of the stadium sometime in the next two weeks. Read more at reviewjournal.com
100 Years Celebrations Gallery
Thanks for helping us celebrate our 100 Year Anniversary. View our 100 Years Celebrations Gallery.
YESCO Installs First Signage at Allegiant Stadium
As Allegiant Stadium’s exterior has come into form, the dark tinted glass has drawn various nicknames. Now, however, the stadium will begin to reflect its official name. The first stadium signage for Allegiant Stadium was beginning to be installed Thursday morning, with the lowercase “a” from Allegiant being affixed to the east-facing portion of the...
YESCO Centennial Highlights
1920 Thomas Young borrows $300 from his father and creates the Thomas Young Sign Company. The company specializes in wall-painted advertisements, gold-leaf window lettering, and coffin plates. 1932 YESCO begins servicing Las Vegas. First clients include the Boulder Club, with its sign depicting a stein of flowing beer. Young would become credited with pioneering...
About YESCO
Celebrating our 100th anniversary, YESCO specializes in the manufacture of custom electric signs, sign maintenance, and out-of-home advertising. Additionally, the company has sign and lighting service franchises throughout North America and operates a sign financing business. Thomas Young founded the company in Ogden, Utah in 1920 after borrowing $300 from his father. YESCO began by offering...
Raiders’ Allegiant Stadium
Over much of the past century, sign maker YESCO has been part of just about every large resort project in Las Vegas. Now, the Salt Lake City-based company is readying the pieces of what will be one of its most impactful projects. YESCO, or Young Electric Sign Co., is responsible for creating hundreds...
Re-Discovering Signs
4th, 5th & 6th-grade students at M. Lynn Bennion and Newman Elementary in Salt Lake City, Utah are preparing to celebrate the opening of their art exhibit exploring the history of neon signs. Students have studied the commercial purpose of signs, how they are made and how they add to the character of our cities and...
Value vs Price
At YESCO, our mission is to provide our customers with signs and services of the highest quality and the greatest possible value. Value is commonly, yet mistakenly conflated with price. Our mission in this regard is twofold, as it includes commitments to both quality and value. 19th century art critic and philosopher John Ruskin offers a...
Josh Young speaks at the 2019 Daniels Fund
"Imagine a world where people give of themselves simply because they want to..." Bill Daniels Josh Young, president of YESCO Franchising, recently gave the keynote speaker at the 2019 Daniels Fund Ethics Initiative Summit held in Beaver Creek, Colorado. The Daniels Fund is a private charitable foundation dedicated to making life better for the people of...
Ned Kahn Pages of Salt Project
YESCO is proud of our involvement with environmental sculptor, Ned Kahn, and the Salt Lake City Public Art Program in the city’s public art display. Titled Pages of Salt the project is made of 336 Teflon flags with small die cuts designed to move with the wind. The installation required four holes to be drilled...
Juxtaposition of Two Images
How about the juxtaposition of these two images? A few members of our Salt Lake team and Corporate staff recreated this iconic scene some 90 years later in front of one of YESCO's original offices. The building is located on Grant Avenue in Ogden, Utah. Proof that "the more things change the more they stay the...
Big Sky Country
And that's why Montana is known as Big Sky Country.
Breakfast Anyone?
Have you been to Jeremiah's Lodge and Garden located in Ogden, Utah? Well, the YESCO Salt Lake sales team sure has. The group met there to partake of the restaurant's award winning breakfast. Looks like they cleaned their plates! Thanks, Jeremiah's, for your business. The upgraded sign looks fantastic!
Reno Arch Turned Pink
In honor of breast cancer awareness month our YESCO Reno team turned the famous Reno Arch pink by changing out nearly 2,000 bulbs. The project was funded by Renown Health and the Nevada Cancer Coalition.
YESCO Teamwork for the Win
Two identical 135′ pylons with 50′ tall LED displays for the Banc of California Stadium had to be fabricated and installed simultaneously on an expedited schedule. And so, we went to work. One was built in Salt Lake City and the other in Phoenix. One of the displays was installed by our installers from the...
Remember the Granite Furniture Roto-shpere?
Do you recognize this iconic sign? The sign has been retrofitted and now identifies the 2121 McClelland Street development in Sugar House, Utah. Sugar House has recently sprouted into one of the most offbeat, colorful enclaves in the valley.
Egyptian Theatre Restoration
YESCO is on site installing the Egyptian Theatre blade sign. The historic theatre located in Ogden, Utah has been restored to its historical beauty. A lighting celebration will be held Thursday, July 25, 2019.
The Today Show Features YESCO
24-year-old Braden Sharp took his dating efforts to another level with the help of Blip and a YESCO billboard. To his surprise, Braden attracted more than a few potential dating prospects. He reported 40,000 visits to his website and around 700 emails. His billboard was also featured on the Today Show, CNN, as well...
Latest and Greatest Electronic Signs by YESCO
A short video to highlight some of our most impressive projects.
Larry Cohen Named to Salt Lake City Arts Council
Larry Cohen, YESCO Salt Lake design director, has been appointed to the Salt Lake City Arts Council for a three-year term. "I look forward to learning as much as I can and being a part of the arts community in Salt Lake," said Larry. Larry is passionate about his work and embodies the...
A ‘sign’ of the times Wirth Watching report
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah (ABC4 News) – Most people can describe one or two unique neon store signs, or maybe you remember the mechanical sign that rocked back and forth. Read more at abc4.com
YESCO Dominates the Denver Skyline
Optiv completed June 2018. The top of the sign is at a height of 568 feet. Dimensions 26' tall and over 58' wide. Healthgrades completed March 2018. The top of the sign is at a height of 690 feet. Dimensions 11' tall and over 74' wide. Xactly completed just last month, March 2019. The top of the...
Ready for Game Day
All 30 MLB teams will be in action for the official Opening Day - March 28, 2019. We are proud of our work at the LA Stadium.
Iconic Sign Retired
Last look at a signature feature of downtown Logan, Utah. Edwards Furniture's giant pink neon sign has been a staple on Main Street for more than 60 years. It had been on lease with YESCO since April 22, 1959. Edwards Furniture closed its doors earlier this year. The sign is being removed in the next few...
Happy 99th birthday, YESCO
Forever Young! Thanks to all of our customers, franchisees, suppliers, employees and other friends.
Neon Artwork at the Bill Graham Civic Auditorium
The San Francisco Arts Commission will host a lighting and dedication ceremony to commemorate a new sight-specific neon artwork on the western facade of the historic Bill Graham Civic Auditorium. Through the use of language acclaimed conceptual artist Joseph Kosuth, W.F.T (San Francisco) presents the etymology of "Civic" and "Auditorium" in white neon. The neon was...
Monashee Lodge
The Monashee Lodge is a magnificent facility owned and operated by Canadian Mountain Holidays (CMH) in Mica Creek, British Colombia, Canada. The lodge hosts helicopter skiers for some of the best tree skiing in the world. YESCO was asked to build a very unique sign that blended with the environment and also gave drivers at night...
YESCO Sign & Lighting Service Convention
We will be hosting our 8th Annual Sign and Lighting Service Convention February 20-22 in Orlando, Florida. More than 200 participants representing company and franchise locations have registered to participate in various training sessions, seminars and round table discussions. Evening activities include an excursion to Universal Studios and an awards banquet. We are especially appreciative...
YESCO Store Announces Holiday Savings
Now that the holiday season is here we want to pass on some wonderful savings to the YESCO Store. From now until the end of the year get 25% off all products ordered from the store! Whether you want family pictures on canvas, floor graphics, window clings, banners, yard signs, coloring...
YESCO Outdoor Media Opens in Casper
YESCO Outdoor Media is opening its newest office in Casper, Wyoming. "The company has recently made a significant investment in Natrona County and surrounding areas with the acquisition of four billboard companies," said Patrick O'Donnell, president of YESCO Outdoor Media. The acquisitions include digital billboards in Casper and traditional bulletin displays throughout Eastern Wyoming. "We...
YESCO In the News
YESCO was recently showcased on the Australian television series Photo Number 6. The episode features Michael Laudenslager and Jeff Young high atop the Harmon sign in Las Vegas as well as Eric Elizondo in the Las Vegas neon room. The show has aired in Australia with hopes of being available in the U.K., U.S. and online...
YESCO Awarded First Place in 2018 Sign Design Competition by WSA
YESCO Custom Electric Signs received a 1st Place award in the design competition at the 2018 World Sign Associates (WSA) annual conference held in New York City. The award-winning design in the large free-standing category was produced for Ritz Classic Apartments in Salt Lake City, Utah. Weidner Apartment Homes contracted with YESCO...
YESCO Outdoor Media Acquires Roadside Outdoor Advertising’s Billboard Assets
YESCO Outdoor Media LLC, Salt Lake City, Utah announced that it has acquired all of the billboard assets of Roadside Outdoor Advertising, LLC, Rapid City, South Dakota. The 87 bulletin faces are located in Eastern Wyoming, Western South Dakota, and Nebraska. Patrick O’Donnell, president of YESCO Outdoor Media, said the acquisition is aligned with its...
Announcing YESCO Creative Services
Compelling content is vital to get the most out of your digital sign. Many consider it to be more important than the sign itself. After all, how many times have you gone to a great movie and thought, “Wow…what a great screen!” Sadly, many business owners don’t have the interest, desire, time or in-house skill to...
Bally’s Hotel & Casino Installs LED Lighting
Bally's Hotel & Casino recently installed LED lighting at its new, state-of-the-art facility, The Twilight Zone. The LED lamps installed by YESCO mimic the true color and look of the iconic incandescent lightbulbs . . .Bally's Installs LED Lighting
YESCO on Smithsonian Channel
YESCO Custom Electric Signs will be featured on Smithsonian Channel's acclaimed series aerial CITIES. The episode, LAS VEGAS 24, will be broadcast on September 16 and September 24. Please check your local listings for the time and station. Here is a brief preview of the episode: aerial CITIES